Lot #: 259
Price Realized: $1,920.00
($1,600 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Pittsburgh, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "Wm. HASLAGE / & CO. / GROCERS AND / TEA DEALERS. / No. 18 Diamond, / PITTS." Freehand stripes and vining to shoulder. Base with cobalt-script "2" flanked by dashes, above a freehand stripe. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with an in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder of jar.
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