Lot #: 223
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Small-Sized Stoneware Canning or Tobacco Jar with Profuse Diagonal Stripe Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1875, small-sized semi-ovoid jar with heavily-rounded shoulder and narrow opening with squared rim accented with a tooled line. Surface decorated with a wavy diagonal cobalt stripes extending two-thirds around the body of the jar. Cobalt stripe below rim. Wonderful form and decoration. This jar is the only of its style and decoration we have seen. Three small recessed spots bored partway into the wall of the rim at some point, probably to adapt the rim to be fitted with a metal closure. 1" in-the-firing contact mark at base. 7/8" horizontal line in rim and some minor rim wear. H 8 1/4".
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