Lot #: 228
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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.
Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar with Jackson Courthouse, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1880, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and rounded wax sealer rim, the front featuring the elaborate stenciled advertising "A.M. CARSON & CO. / DEALERS IN GEN. / MERCHAN' / BUTTER, EGGS & POULTRY. / SPECIALTIES. / JACKSON COURTHOUSE. / W. VA". Freehand cobalt stripe decoration to shoulder and base. Highly-appealing and unusual "POULTRY SPECIALTIES" advertising and desirable West Virginia town name. Excellent condition with a few minor nicks to inner canning jar rim and some light traces of old paint. H 9 3/4".
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