Lot #: 202
Price Realized: $862.50
($750 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Rare Small-Sized "HUNTINGTON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY" WV Stoneware Wax Sealer, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with recessed inner rim, stenciled in cobalt "THE HUNTINGTON CO-OPERATIVE / SOCIETY. / GROCERIES / & C. / 1009. THIRD AVENUE / HUNTINGTON WVA." A fine example of West Virginia advertising stoneware. Excellent condition. Base chip. Thin Albany slip or iron drip to front. Some very faint crazing to area below rim, presumably in-the-firing. Expected light wear to inner rim where a metal canning lid would fit. H 6 3/4".
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