Lot #: 298
Price Realized: $57.50
($50 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, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG", circa 1880, a cylindrical four-gallon crock and a two-gallon cream jar, both with stylized stenciled designs. Four-gallon crock with thin 7" inverted Y-shaped crack to front, a small rim chip with 5" diagonal crack from rim, one handle chip, and some fry to cobalt. Ovoid jar with numerous rim chips, a glazed-over iron ping to side of jar, exfoliation to side of jar, a Y-shaped line to front, and some fry to cobalt.
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