Lot #: 268
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 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 Four-Gallon Washington, D.C. Stoneware Advertising Jar with Freehand Vine Design, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, stenciled "E. LULLEY / 616 / PENN / AVE. / WASHINGTON / D.C.," across the middle. Jar is decorated with finely-executed freehand vining at the shoulder and freehand stripes at the rim, shoulder, and base. Tight 9" hairline on front. Y-shaped hairline on underside, continuing 2 1/4" onto base. Minor chips to one handle.
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