Lot #: 492
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
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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