Lot #: 240
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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 Palatine, WV Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Eagle Decoration, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with the stenciled mark "THOMAS B. HARDEN. / PALATINE. W. VA" surrounding a spread-winged Federal eagle with banner in its beak. Large base chips. 5" crack extending up from base 5", then horizontally 5 1/2" under the stenciled words "PALATINE. W. VA." as well as 2 1/2" in the opposite direction. Y-shaped crack on underside. 3 1/2" glazed-over crack at base on reverse, continuing onto underside.
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