Lot #: 538
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Cowden & Wilcox, Harrisburg, PA, circa 1865, a six-gallon jar with cobalt grapes decoration, paired with a one-gallon jar with slip-trailed floral motif. Both signed. Larger jar with restoration to front, including some of decoration, as well as some fry to decoration and a glazed-over handle chip. Smaller jar with restoration, not touching decoration, a Y-shaped line under handle, a base chip, and exfoliation to underside.
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