Lot #: 390
Price Realized: $575.00
($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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG PA," circa 1865, ovoid pail with tubular pouring spout, decorated with two brushed tulips on the front and reverse, wreath-like brushwork surrounding the base of the spout, and cobalt highlights to the ears and handle terminals. Includes original wire-and-wood bail handle, as well as an old copper lid of unknown age. Fry to cobalt. Small chips and roughness to rim. Two faint short lines in spout. A 1 1/4" flake to one ear. Heavy chipping to handle at base. Two nicks to shoulder molding.
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