Lot #: 363
Price Realized: $1,534.00
($1,300 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.
Rare and Fine Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Star Motif, Stenciled "Knox, Haught & Co. / Shinnston. W. Va", circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, the shoulder area decorated with a band of five stenciled stars with freehand straight and wavy stripes above and below. Midsection with Knox, Haught & Co. stenciling, including stylized stenciled flourishes. Base with freehand "2" flanked by dashes. A finely-decorated example of West Virginia stoneware. The appealing star designs are rare for this maker. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in a PA home. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some in-the-firing discoloration to reverse.
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