COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Jar w/ Cobalt Floral Decoration
July 19, 2014 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 398
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a tulip hanging from a leafy stem. Additional cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Y-shaped crack on underside, forming a large T at base on front. Some staining and soiling to jar. A small rim chip on front. A short, minor glazed-over surface line to rim area on front, not visible on interior.
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