Lot #: 91
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, brush-decorated with two tulips emanating from a leafy stem. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Water glass staining to exterior and interior. A minor glazed-over chip to proper left handle. Unglazed in-the-firing contact marks to base. H 11 1/4".
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