Lot #: 225
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX. / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed floral motif featuring well-detailed leaves and a flower bud. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. An in-the-firing iron ping to front. Rim chips. A 4" hairline to underside, continuing 3" up front of crock. A minor in-the-firing iron ping to body on reverse.
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