Lot #: 147
Price Realized: $324.50
($275 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Stoneware Canning Jar, Stamped "J.P. PARKER. / Manufacturer of / STONEWARE. / JANE LEW. W. Va.", circa 1865, semi-ovoid jar with flared collar and inner rim designed to hold a stoneware or wooden lid, the shoulder impressed with early J.P. Parker maker's mark within a rectangle. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a twenty-year private collection. Excellent condition with a small, semi-circular surface crack at base, not visible on interior, and a small in-the-firing contact mark to midsection on reverse. H 10 1/2".
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