Lot #: 431
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Scarce Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Craigsville, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising "LEARD & SONS. / DRY / GOODS & C. / CRAIGSVILLE. / PA.". Front further decorated with two stenciled banners of geometric designs. Base with stenciled "4" flanked by spade-shaped stenciled flourishes. Area below rim with large brushed cobalt stripe. Additional brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Very nice condition. A small in-the-firing chip to one handle and light wear to opposite end of same handle. Some faint lines in underside, which continue approximately 1" onto base in three places.
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