Lot #: 151
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Twelve-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "WILLIAMS & REPPERT / GREENSBORO. PA.," circa 1885, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and lug handles, decorated with the stenciled bust of a Federal eagle, with various stenciled flourishes and freehand stripes. A desirable design. Provenance: Laurence Fish Estate, Trenton, NJ. Three chips to one handle. Small nick to opposite handle. Stone ping with 3 1/4" hairline from rim. 18 1/2" crack extending up front. Cracks on underside extending onto base. Flake off underside. H 21 1/2".
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