Lot #: 234
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 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.
Wheeling, WV Stoneware Advertising Canning Jar, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1880, cylindrical jar with recessed wax sealer rim, the front featuring the elaborate stenciled cobalt advertising, "FRED A. BLUM. / STAPLE & / FANCY / GROCERIES / COR. 36TH. / & 3601 JACOB ST. / WHEELING. W.V.". Provenance: Collection of Lorren Lambert, Staunton, VA. A 1/2" shallow chip to interior of rim. Minor nicks to interior of rim and along inner wax sealer rim. A short, faint hairline from rim on reverse. A few minor areas of staining. H 6".
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