Lot #: 271
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Two Pieces of Western PA Stoneware, circa 1875, cylindrical jug with tooled spout, decorated with a graduated swag design along with a freehand stripe at base, paired with a canning jar with freehand swag motif between two freehand stripes. A nice pair, decorated by the same hand, with nearly identical designs. A small, in-the-firing chip to spout and handle of jug, and some faint spider lines to base. Jar with two shallow chips to inner wax sealer rim. H (of jug) 10".
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