Lot #: 226
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
Two Molded Swank Stoneware Jars, Johnstown, PA origin, circa 1875, a one-gallon ovoid jar, impressed "J. SWANK & CO. / JOHNSTOWN, PA" on the rim, paired with an unsigned cylindrical jar. One-gallon jar in as-made condition, but is slightly misshapen. Cylindrical jar has several rim chip. H (of one-gallon jar) 7 3/4".
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