Lot #: 397
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Three Stoneware Canning Jar with Cobalt Stripe Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1875, all of cylindrical form with wax sealer rims, each decorated freehand stripe design. Smallest with a small chip to inner wax sealer rim and a minor nick to interior of rim. Middle-sized jar with a top-to-bottom crack on reverse, extending onto underside, and small chips to inner wax sealer rim. Largest with two rim chips, some minor roughness to interior of rim, and a small chip to underside at edge. H (of tallest) 8 1/4".
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