Very Rare COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Bowl w/ Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon Decoration

Fall 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 90

Price Realized: $7,200.00

($6,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Very Rare One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Bowl with Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, with rounded sides, tooled shoulder, and flattened rim, brush-decorated with the profile of a man's face emanating from a crescent-shaped bough of leaves. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Iconic Central Pennsylvania decoration and desirable form. Several rim chips. A 1" in-the-firing chip to underside along bottom edge. Some light wear to cobalt. Diam. 11 3/8" ; H 5 1/2".

Very Rare COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Bowl w/ Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon DecorationVery Rare COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Bowl w/ Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon DecorationVery Rare COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Bowl w/ Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon DecorationVery Rare COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Bowl w/ Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon DecorationVery Rare COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Bowl w/ Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon Decoration

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