Unusual COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Jar with Bird on Leaf Decoration

July 20, 2019 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 168

Price Realized: $885.00

($750 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird-on-Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an unusual brushed design of a solid-cobalt bird perched on a fan-shaped flower. A lightly-incised circle forms the bird's eye. The style of the bird on this jar is uncommon to the Cowden style. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. A 2" rim chip above left handle. A rim chip on reverse. A minor stone ping to shoulder on front. Some staining.




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