Lot #: 563
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Two Pieces of West Virginia Stoneware, fourth quarter 19th century, a wax sealer with stenciled flourishes and advertising for "MICHAEL MOORE. / GEN. STORE / Proctor. W Va.," paired with a three-gallon cylindrical jar with cobalt brushwork surrounded a freehand "3", attributed to Jane Lew, West Virginia. Wax sealer with fry and illegibility to stenciling on wax, a small glazed-over chip to shoulder, and a few rim chips, one of which is in-the-firing. Jane Lew crock with two in-the-firing contact marks to front, one of which includes chipping, a glazed-over handle chip, and wear to surface.
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