Lot #: 452
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Cake Crocks, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG," PA origin, circa 1865, one-gallon cake or butter crock with brushed cobalt leaf, paired with a two-gallon cake crock with large tulip decoration. One-gallon crock with large base chips, base exfoliation, and a hairline in front. Two-gallon crock with hole in underside, a few rim chips (one filled), some fry to cobalt, a short hairline from rim.
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