Lot #: 172
Price Realized: $1,770.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 Batter Pail with Cobalt Wreath Motif, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, ovoid form with tubular pouring spout, handle at base on reverse, and applied clay ears with wood-and-wire bail handle, the front decorated with a large brushed wreath flanking the spout, along with additional brushwork ascending the base of the spout. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, ears, and handle terminals. Includes tin covers, the pail's lid with turned wooden finial. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a long-term NC collection. A lighter-colored, vertical streak of salt to reverse. Two chips to handle at base, the larger measuring 7/8". Some light wear to midsection. A minor in-the-firing iron ping to reverse.
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