Lot #: 382
Price Realized: $180.00
($150 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Two Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, PA origin, circa 1865, a one-and-a-half-gallon ovoid jar with brushed stylized floral motif, stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG PA;" paired with a cylindrical jar with three flowers extending around the shoulder, attributed to Henry Harrison Remmey or Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA. Cowden & Wilcox jar with some fry to cobalt, residue to exterior and interior, some small in-the-firing chips to base area, a few minor flakes to base area, a small in-the-firing flake to interior of rim, and tight cracks on underside, including one that extends 4" up base and another that extends 1/2" up base. Remmey jar with small chips around rim, staining to surface, and a thin Y-shaped crack across underside, extending 3" diagonally up base. H (of taller) 10 5/8".
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