Lot #: 420
Price Realized: $2,185.00
($1,900 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.
Twelve-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Cobalt Federal Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "T.F. REPPERT / GREENSBORO, PA," circa 1880, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large stenciled Federal eagle with shield, holding arrows in both talons. Stenciled stars above. Front stenciled "T.F. REPPERT. / EAGLE POTTERY / GREENSBORO. PA" with stylized stenciled designs at each corner. Freehand stripes and vining at shoulder. Base inscribed "12" in cobalt, flanked by flourishes. Incised "X" on underside. Excellent size and decoration. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in Western PA. Essentially as-made condition with some fry to cobalt and a very minor and faint 2 1/2" Y-shaped surface line to left side of shoulder.
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