Lot #: 433
Price Realized: $540.00
($450 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Pieces of Western PA Stoneware, circa 1875, a one-gallon jar with small star and tulip stencils, stenciled "H.F. BEHREN. / GROCER, / 2217 & 2219 / MARKET STREET / WHEELING, W. VA.;" with a cylindrical crock, stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES, / AGTS, / GREENSBORO, / PA." Provenance: From a fifty-year private collection. Behren jar with a small rim chip, shallow chipping to shoulder molding, and a small chip to underside at edge. Hamilton & Jones crock with in-the-firing blistering throughout. H (of Behrens) 9 7/8".
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