Lot #: 376
Price Realized: $206.50
($175 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, Stenciled "EXCELSIOR WORKS / Isaac Hewitt, Jr. / RICES LANDING, PA.", circa 1875, tall cylindrical jar with heavily-tooled shoulder and inner "wax sealer" rim, featuring diagonal Isaac Hewitt, Jr. stenciling with a stenciled flourish at center. Provenance: Collection of Harry Meyer, McDonald, PA. A small surface chip / contact mark to side of jar. A 7/8" x 1 1/8" inverted U-shaped surface crack to rim. Small chips to exterior and interior of rim. A few small chips to inner wax sealer rim. H 8 7/8".
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