Lot #: 158
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Cumberland, MD Stoneware Advertising Canning Jar, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and rounded rim, decorated with the large-lettered cobalt stenciling "W.R. BEALL / & CO. / GROCERIES / & / TOBACCO / CUMBERLAND / MD." A good example of Western MD advertising. One glazed-over base chip and one post-firing base chip. A few small chips to interior of rim. Glazed-over flaw to shoulder. 3 3/4" X-shaped hairline near base on reverse. Area of over-firing with small contact mark on right side. H 1/4".
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