Lot #: 31
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 Cream Jar with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG. PA", circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, decorated with a brushed design of a grape cluster, situated between a well-detailed leaf and twisting vine. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Desirable size. Provenance; David Musser Collection. Surface wear around midsection, to touching decoration. Surface wear to rim and bottom edge. A 2 1/8" inverted Y-shaped crack from rim. A 2" crack on underside, continuing 2 1/4" up base of jar on front. Wear to underside. A 1" in-the-firing flake on underside.
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