Lot #: 294
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 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.
Extremely Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar with Abstract Fish Design, probably Palatine, WV, circa 1875, tapered jar with rounded "wax sealer" rim, the front decorated with four wide stripes of cobalt. Reverse with fainter, abstract decoration of a swimming fish, flanked by stylized water. Provenance: A recently-discovered example. Excellent condition with a small chip to underside at edge. H 6 3/4".
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