Lot #: 245
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 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 Wheeling, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1880, cylindrical jar with recessed "wax sealer" rim, featuring the stenciled advertising, "H.F. BEHRENS. / GROCER. / 2217 & 2219 / MARKET STREET / WHEELING. W. VA. / SOUTH BRANCH 3601 / JACOB ST." Crazing throughout much of surface, most of which is on the front and sides of the jar. A minuscule nick to inner wax sealer rim and minor chipping to interior of rim. H 6 15/16".
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