Lot #: 494
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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 One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Stenciled Cobalt Star Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1875, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, decorated with nine stenciled stars above a large circular stenciled star motif. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with an in-the-firing contact mark to upper portion of large star at base, as well as a minor ping to shoulder.
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