Lot #: 250
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 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.
Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar, Stenciled "ORCHARD PRESERVING / CO. / PITTSBURGH. PA.," Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1880, wide, tapered jar with flattened shoulder molding, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "ORCHARD PRESERVING / CO, / PITTSBURGH, PA.," including stenciled flourishes. Shoulder molding with four pairs of original piercings to allow a lid to be secured with wire. Rare form and subject matter. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some residue to interior and typical, very minor edge wear. H 6" ; Diam. (across rim) 5 3/8".
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