Lot #: 277
Price Realized: $900.00
($750 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Rose Stenciling, Stenciled "G.A. McCARTHEY / & BRO. / MAYSVILLE, / KY," Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "G.A. McCARTHEY / & BRO. / MAYSVILLE, / KY." Shoulder decorated with rose stenciling. Base with stenciled "4" with flourishes. Freehand stripes below rim and at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Extensive grease staining to surface. A 1/2" chip, nicks, and roughness to interior of rim. Two chips to right handle. A small chip and minor nick to left handle. Chips to underside at edge.
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