Lot #: 155
Price Realized: $501.50
($425 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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 Motifs, Western PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded "wax sealer" rim, decorated with two elaborate stenciled foliate motifs, situated between freehand stripes. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. A fairly minor, in-the-firing contact mark near base on front, and a second, minor in-the-firing contact mark to base on side of jar. H 8".
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