Lot #: 427
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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 Stoneware Canning Jars with Cobalt Stripe Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1875, both of similar tapered form with wax sealer rim, each decorated with four cobalt stripes. One with 1" separation at base, continuing 1 1/4" onto underside, two shallow in-the-firing chips at base, and several tiny chips to interior of rim. Other jar with a 5" crack from rim, a 1 1/4" hairline from rim, two small rim chips, shallow nicks to interior of rim, a faint 3/4" line at base on reverse, and a small glazed-over base chip.
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