Outstanding COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Five-Gallon Jar w/ Profuse Decoration

March 14, 2015 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 226

Price Realized: $1,725.00

($1,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Outstanding Five-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Profuse Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an exuberant flowering plant design featuring a large four-petaled blossom surrounded by rays of leaves, a daisy, two buds, and a leafy base. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Provenance: Part of a collection consigned to this auction, which was assembled during the 1980s. Two 3 1/2" hairlines from rim on reverse. A minor chip on top of rim. Some spots of staining.




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