Lot #: 172
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 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.
Two Strasburg, VA Stoneware Jars, circa 1880, a half-gallon jar, stamped "L.D. FUNKHOUSER & CO. / STRASBURG, VA", paired with a one-gallon jar, stamped "J. EBERLY & BRO. / STRASBURG, VA". Provenance: The Stradlings; both purchased from Jolly Roger Antiques, 7 January 1974. Funkhouser with two rim chips. Eberly with rim chips, some of which occurred in the firing, a small chip and two tiny nicks to shoulder molding, and a 2" crack on underside, continuing 3 1/2" up body.
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