Lot #: 298
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Ten-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "WILLIAMS & REPPERT / GREENSBORO, PA," circa 1885, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a freehand stripes and vining, graduated freehand dashes flanking the maker's stenciling, stenciled flourishes, and a freehand "10" at base flanked by flourishes. Large vertical crack under one handle, extending onto underside, where it forms a Y, and continues onto base elsewhere on the body of the jar.
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