Rare Sixteen-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Pomeroy, OH Advertising, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1880, large-sized, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, featuring the stenciled advertising, "J.A. FRANZ & SON / STAPLE & FANCY GROCERIES / POMEROY, OH.," surrounded by finely stenciled floral and garland motifs. Decorated above and below with freehand vine motifs. Cobalt stripe decoration below rim and at base. Stenciled "10" with flourishes at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, which recently surfaced in New York State. Excellent condition with three chips to interior of rim, some light surface wear, and an in-the-firing separation to underside, not visible on interior. H 23 1/4".
Special Note: Due to this object's large size, we are unable to ship it using our normal in-house shipping service. It must either be picked up by the high bidder, or special arrangements must be made by the high bidder for pick up and / or shipping by a third party. If you have any questions, please contact us; we are certainly able to recommend options for third party shippers ahead of time that you can contact for a quote.
