Lot #: 314
Price Realized: $240.00
($200 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.
Exceedingly Rare Salt-Glazed Stoneware Canning Jar, Marked "CONNELLSVILLE POTTERY.," Connellsville, PA, circa 1885, cylindrical, twelve-sided jar with salt-glazed exterior and Albany-slip-glazed interior, the underside featuring the embossed maker's mark and capacity, "CONNELLSVILLE / POTTERY. / 1/2 GALLON." A shallow 2 1/2" in-the-firing flake to underside at edge, which is partially glazed over. Heavy chipping to rim. Lesser chipping to inner rim, designed to hold a tin canning lid. H 8 1/4".
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