Lot #: 405
Price Realized: $1,080.00
($900 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 Maysville, KY Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, a canning jar with "wax sealer" rim and stripe-decorated two-gallon jar, both stenciled "JOS. FRANK & SON. / MAYSVILLE. KY." Canning jar with incised X at base on reverse and underside. Canning jar with chips to interior of rim and inner wax sealer rim. Two-gallon jar with some wear to cobalt and a 3 3/4" X-shaped surface line to reverse, not visible on interior. H (of canning jar) 8 1/4".
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