Lot #: 34
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, semi-ovoid jug with tapered spout, decorated with a brushed design of a grape cluster hanging from a stem with curled vine and detailed leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Handle broken and reglued, including a 3/8" chip on side of handle. A 1 1/4" in-the-firing U-shaped flake to base on reverse. An additional, fairly minor in-the-firing contact mark to reverse below handle. A small salt drip to front.
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