Lot #: 404
Price Realized: $720.00
($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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars with Louisville, KY Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, a canning jar with "wax sealer" rim and a two-gallon jar with freehand stripe decoration, both stenciled "BAYLESS McCARTHEY / & CO. / MAYSVILLE. KY." Canning jar with chips to interior of rim and inner wax sealer rim. Two-gallon jar with paint residue to interior, traces of paint to exterior, and a 4 1/2" crack on underside, becoming a thin 4 1/2" vertical line at base of jar.
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