Lot #: 563
Price Realized: $295.00
($250 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, Central PA origin, circa 1865-1875, a one-gallon cylindrical jar with spitting tulip decoration, stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG", paired with a one-gallon, unmarked ovoid jar with similar spitting tulip decoration. Cowden & Wilcox jar with several large rim chips and a small spot of fry to cobalt. Other jar with a 3" heavily-chipped section to rim and a 3 1/2" hairline from rim on reverse.
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