Lot #: 34
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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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