Lot #: 269
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "JNO. CALDWELL & SONS. / ST. CLAIR, PA", circa 1880, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, featuring the stenciled signature, "JNO. CALDWELL & SONS. / ST. CLAIR, PA", surrounding a freehand number 2 and applied over slip-coated clay. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with three minor in-the-firing pings to interior of rim.
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