Lot #: 565
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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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