Lot #: 169
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Stoneware Canning with Shield Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with rounded "wax sealer" rim, the front decorated with a stenciled patriotic shield surrounded by dots and flourishes. Provenance: Tom McCandless Collection, Hopewell, NJ. Excellent condition with a shallow chip and expected wear to inner wax sealer rim. Faint surface line to right of decoration, which does not extend through to interior and likely occurred in the firing. H 7 3/4".
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