Lot #: 205
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 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.
One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Pittsburgh, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, ovoid jar with semi-rounded rim, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "Wm. HASLAGE / & CO. / GROCERS AND TEA / DEALERS No. 18 Diamon / PITTSBURGH, / PA.". Cobalt stripe decoration below rim and at base. Excellent condition with a small in-the-firing contact mark to reverse and rim as well as a small chip at base on reverse.
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