Lot #: 248
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Swag Decoration, Stamped "W.B. KENNER / STRASBURG VA," circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and squared rim, decorated around the shoulder with a series of brushed cobalt swags. Rare and desirable Shenandoah Valley maker’s mark. Tight 2 1/4" Y-shaped surface line on underside, extending 1 1/4" up base of jar. Very faint 2 1/2" surface line from rim, probably in-the-making. Neither of these lines are visible on the interior of the jar. Several small rim chips.
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