Lot #: 384
Price Realized: $1,725.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Solid-Bodied Bird Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jug with semi-rounded spout, decorated with a folky brushed cobalt design of a standing bird with long tail and spotted wing, its body heavily-shaded with cobalt feather detail. A highly unusual design from one of Pennsylvania's most prized makers. Few solid-bodied birds from the Cowden & Wilcox factory are known. Essentially as-made condition with some wear to spots on bottom half of bird design, along with a very minor in-the-firing chip on interior of spout.
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