Lot #: 176
Price Realized: $660.00
($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Rare Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled and Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and slightly-flared "wax sealer" rim, decorated with two radiating foliate motifs between freehand cobalt stripes. Heavy chipping to interior of rim. A few small chips to exterior of rim and minor flake to top edge of rim. Two minuscule nicks to inner wax sealer rim. H 8 1/2".
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