Lot #: 87
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Signature "J. Eberly & Bro.", Strasburg, VA origin, circa 1880, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and semi-squared rim, decorated around the shoulder with three brushed tulips. Body features a highly unusual and large signature "J. Eberly & Co" brushed vertically in cobalt slip. Incised "X" on top of rim. 5 1/2" inverted Y-shaped crack from rim. A few short, minor surface lines in rim. A 1 1/4" flake to base. Two very minor rim nicks and a few very minor nicks to shoulder molding.
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