Lot #: 401
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large cluster of grapes and curling vine hanging from a leafy stem. Large area of restoration to reverse. Chip to one handle. Small shallow chips to opposite handle. Additional Y-shaped hairline on reverse. Stone ping to front and underside. H 12 3/4".
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