Lot #: 373
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled Eagle Motif, attributed to Stephen H. Ward, West Brownsville, PA, circa 1870, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and flared "wax sealer" rim, decorated with a stenciled design of spread-winged Federal eagle with shield across its chest, clutching an olive branch and arrows in its talons. Stylized stenciled vine motif above. Freehand straight and wavy stripe decoration to shoulder and base. An in-the-firing contact mark to front. A few rim chips. A 1 1/2" flake to underside at edge, possibly in-the-firing. H 10 1/4".
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