Lot #: 387
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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 Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG. PA", circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and flattened rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird with well-detailed wing and tail feathers, standing on a stylized ground. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market, recently-surfaced example. Several cracks throughout jar, primarily on reverse and left side, including two tiny reglued pieces at the center of a star crack. Staining to surface. A 1 3/4" chip to side of rim adjacent to a small reglued piece. Some small spots of bubbling to cobalt.
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