Lot #: 222
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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Pittsburgh, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar featuring the stenciled advertising "OMMERT & HOFFIELD. / NO. 13 / DIAMOND / PITTS", including freehand straight and wavy stripe decoration above and below. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a small collection of Pittsburgh advertising stoneware consigned to this auction. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small in-the-firing ping on reverse, which is glazed over, and some light water glass staining to interior shoulder area.
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