Lot #: 401
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Stoneware Jars, PA origin, circa 1865-1875, a one-gallon jar with graduated flower blossom, stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG.PA," circa 1865, paired with a one-and-a-half-gallon jar with large tulip motif, stamped "EVAN R. JONES / PITTSTON, PA," circa 1875. Shorter jar in excellent, essentially as-made condition with some fry to cobalt. Taller jar with a rim chip, a small X-shaped line on reverse, a small Y-shaped line on reverse, some staining, and a small spot of fry to cobalt. H (of shorter) 8 1/8".
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