Lot #: 401
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Canning Jar, Stamped "FR. LEITZINGER / CLEARFIELD PA", circa 1851-1879, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, the interior and exterior covered in Albany slip, the exterior with additional overlying salt glaze. Impressed at the shoulder with the difficult-to-find maker's mark of Swiss immigrant potter, Frederick Leitzinger, active in the town of Clearfield in Clearfield County, PA, circa 1851-1879. Excellent condition with a few minor rim nicks.
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