Lot #: 351
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "KNOTTS, SWINDLER & CO / PALATINE, / W. VA," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with lug handles, decorated with freehand cobalt stripes, a stenciled flourish, and the number "3". Provenance: From a Western MD collection. Five-inch in-the-firing contact mark on right side of jars front. 1/2" contact mark on left side of jars front. In-the-firing separation at end of one handle. 2 1/2" flake to edge on underside. 2 1/2" hairline on underside, continuing 1/2" onto base. H 131/4".
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