Lot #: 565
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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 Donaghho, Parkersburg, WV Stoneware Jars, late 19th century, a three-gallon cylindrical jar with applied lug handles, featuring the stenciled cobalt maker's mark "A.P. DONAGHHO / Parkersburg, W. Va.", paired with a two-gallon cylindrical jar, stenciled "DONAGHHO CO / PARKERSBURG". Three-gallon jar with three moderate-sized in-the-firing chips to bottom edge, chips to one handle, minor wear to shoulder molding, and some in-the-firing discoloration / dryness to base area. Two-gallon jar with two in-the-firing chips and a small adhered piece of clay, all located on the interior of the rim area, some wear to interior base, and some light bubbling to cobalt.
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