Lot #: 536
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt design of a tulip plant, including extra accents to the blossoms and a leafy vine at center. Includes original salt-glazed lid, impressed "3". Both handles reglued. Scattered exfoliation. Two small chips and a few minor nicks on interior of rim. Heavy chipping to inner rim where a lid would rest. A few chips to lid.
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