Lot #: 310
Price Realized: $531.00
($450 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.
Scarce Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar with Flatwoods, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with recessed wax sealer rim, the front featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "Murphy & Towsend / Flatwoods, Pa.". Rim chips and chips to inner wax sealer rim. Side of jar with inverted 2 5/8" Y-shaped hairline. An in-the-firing ping to base on front. H 6 3/8".
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