Rare COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar w/ Cobalt Bird-on-Stump

Spring 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 177

Price Realized: $4,200.00

($3,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX. / HARRISBURG .PA," circa 1865, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, brush-decorated with a bird featuring a spotted wing and cobalt-highlighted tail, perched on a well-detailed stump with unusual smaller stump adjoining it. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Desirable decoration and excellent color. Provenance: Herb and Carol Hausmann Collection. Chipping and wear around inner rim for lid. A few minor chips to exterior of rim on reverse. A minor chip to reverse end of proper left handle. A few spots of staining to surface. A very shallow 1" flake to underside along bottom edge of jar. H 11 1/2".