Lot #: 39
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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One-Gallon "DEMUTH'S SNUFF" Cobalt-Stenciled Stoneware Jar, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG", PA origin, circa 1880, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and flared rim, featuring the stenciled cobalt inscription "DEMUTH'S / CELEBRATED / SNUFF ESTABLISHED / 1770 / LANCASTER, PA.". Cobalt highlight to maker's mark. Includes original salt-glazed lid. Provenance; David Musser Collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H (of jar) 9".
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