Lot #: 399
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 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.
Fine Stoneware "DEMUTH'S SNUFF" Tobacco Jar, Stamped "F.H. COWDEN / HARRISBURG", Pennsylvania origin, circa 1880, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flared rim, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising "DEMUTH'S / CELEBRATED / SNUFF / ESTABLISHED 1770 / LANCASTER, PA.". Cobalt highlights to F.H. Cowden maker's mark above. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Two minor chips to bottom edge, one of which is glazed over. A minor chip to exterior of rim. A small chip and minor wear to inner rim where a lid would rest. H 9".
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