Lot #: 407
Price Realized: $540.00
($450 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.
Pair of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jars with Maysville, KY Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, both of tapered form with semi-rounded "wax sealer" rims, each stenciled "G.A. McCARTHEY / & BRO. / MAYSVILLE. / KY." Larger jar with some faintness to stenciling, a minor chip to interior of rim, a minor glazed-over rim chip, and a small chip to underside at edge. Smaller jar with crack across underside, extending up front and curving across midsection. H (of taller jar) 8 1/4".
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