Lot #: 404
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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.
Two Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, American, second half 19th century, a six-gallon jar with large abstract stenciled design, stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG," Pennsylvania origin; paired with a six-gallon crock with large cobalt tulip below a freehand "6", Midwestern origin. Cowden jar with large areas of exfoliation to reverse, exfoliation to one handle, two small chips to opposite handle, a large Y-shaped crack extending across front of jar, a salt drip to side of jar, and a few rim chips. Midwestern crock with significant, sticky grease staining and some tight lines to reverse.
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