Lot #: 300
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Scarce Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stenciled "H. & S. SWANK / JOHNSTOWN," circa 1885, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on one side with a flowering vine in the Swank style. Reverse faintly-stenciled, H. &. S. SWANK / JOHNSTOWN PA." Cobalt stripe decoration under each handle. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed "4" under one handle. A few rim chips. Stenciling is very faint. The initials, "PA," typically seen after "JOHNSTOWN" are not visible.
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