Lot #: 492
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar with Wheeling, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and wax sealer rim, featuring the stenciled advertising "H.F. BEHRENS / GROCER. / 2217 & 2219 / MARKET STREET / WHEELING. W. VA. / 3601 JACOBS / SOUTH BRANCH". Finely-stenciled tulip below the name "BEHRENS". Block stenciling at base. A 1 1/8" in-the-firing base chip. A 1" rim chip. Areas of shallow chipping along interior of rim. H 6 5/8".
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