Lot #: 500
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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 Stoneware Canning Jar, Stenciled "GEORGE L. HILL / FREDERICKTOWN, PA", Western PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with semi-rounded wax-sealer rim, the front featuring the highly-unusual merchant stenciling, "GEORGE L. HILL / FREDERICKTOWN / PA". Stenciled flourishes flank the abbreviation "PA" and appear above the name. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently-discovered in Ohio. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 8 3/8".
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