Lot #: 474
Price Realized: $236.00
($200 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jars, Western PA origin, circa 1875, a semi-ovoid canning jar, stenciled "EXCELSIOR WORKS", attributed to Isaac Hewitt, Jr., Rice's Landing, PA; paired with a tapered canning jar with stenciled floral motif. Provenance: Collection of Lorren Lambert, Staunton, VA. Excelsior Works jar broken into pieces and partially restored. Floral-decorated jar with large reglued piece on reverse, a thin, unrestored 2" crack from rim on reverse, chipping to interior of rim, and a few chips to inner wax sealer rim. H (of floral-decorated jar) 6 3/4".
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