Lot #: 58
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Rare Shenandoah Valley Stoneware Preserve Jar with Lid, Incised "Quince," probably Coffman Family, Rockingham County, VA origin, mid 19th century, squat-shaped ovoid jar with applied lug handles and squared rim, decorated with cobalt leaves or flowers surrounding the incised and cobalt-highlighted inscription "Quince". Includes fitting salt-glazed lid, potted in the Rockingham County style, which, despite its yellowish color, is probably original to the jar. Family history indicates the lid was always with it. The first Rockingham County preserve jar bearing this particular fruit name to be offered in some time. Provenance: A recently-discovered example, which descended in a Virginia family. Tight hairline extending 3 1/2" down front, across underside, and 1 1/2" up reverse. Jar still rings solid when tapped. Two small nicks to end of one handle, and a tiny nick on reverse of rim. Hairline in lid. H (excluding lid) 5 3/4".
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