Lot #: 306
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Powhatan, Ohio Stoneware Advertising Canning Jar, Western PA origin, circa 1875, with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim with wax sealer interior, featuring the stenciled merchant advertising "Manufactured by / Green & Dorsey / Powhatan / Ohio" interspersed with various stenciled flourishes. 4 3/4" tall T-shaped crack on side of jar, continuing onto underside, where it forms a 4" spider crack on underside. A shallow chip and some roughness to base. A few nicks to shoulder molding on reverse. Shallow chipping to interior of rim and a few minor nicks to inner wax sealer rim. H 8 1/4".
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