Lot #: 104
Price Realized: $420.00
($350 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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 Jar with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG .PA," circa 1865, cylindrical jar with flared rim and applied lug handles, brush-decorated with a well-detailed leaf with jagged edge. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. A shallow, 1" in-the-firing rim chip on side of jar, which is glazed over. A few minor post-firing rim chips. Two minor chips and minor wear to inner rim for lid. Light streaks of staining to exterior. Minor water glass staining to interior rim area. H 11 1/2".
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