Lot #: 243
Price Realized: $767.00
($650 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.
Twelve-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Eagle Motif, Stenciled "WILLIAMS AND REPPERT / GREENSBORO. PA.", circa 1885, large-sized, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, heavily-decorated with freehand stripes, dashes, and vining above Williams and Reppert maker's stenciling, accented with stenciled floral motifs, surrounding a stenciled bust of a spread-winged Federal eagle with shield. Base with freehand "12" flanked by flourishes, underscored by three cobalt stripes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: From an over forty-year private collection. Some light wear to surface on front. A wide, top-to-bottom crack from rim on reverse. Wire secured around rim area. A thin, approximately 4 1/2" crack from rim on front. Some in-the-firing stacker marks to underside at edge. Some abrasions to surface of jar. H 22 1/2".
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