Lot #: 459
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jars, PA and WV origin, circa 1875, a cylindrical canning jar with heavily-rounded shoulder, flattened rim, and wax sealer interior, stenciled "A.P. Donaghho. / Parkersburg, W.VA., paired with a larger Western PA canning jar featuring three bold cobalt stripes. Donaghho jar with 7/8" glazed-over line at base on reverse, a chip to interior of rim, and several small nicks to interior of rim and inner wax sealer rim. Other jar with crack across underside, curving partway up side of jar. H (of Donaghho jar) 8".
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