Lot #: 244
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.
Half-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Wheeling, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, featuring stenciled advertising for "J.E. MORRIS. / DEALER IN / STAPLE / & FANCY / GROCERIES. / No. 119, SIXTEENTH ST. / WHEELING. W. VA". Excellent condition with a very faint, approximately 5" Y-shaped surface line on left side of jar, not visible on interior, and a minor, in-the-firing rim chip on right side of jar, which is glazed over. H 8".
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