Lot #: 366
Price Realized: $1,440.00
($1,200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "JOHN G. MEDINGER AGENT. / BALTIMORE. MD," Western PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-squared rim, featuring the merchant advertising, "JOHN G. MEDINGER AGENT. / BALTIMORE. MD," surrounding stenciled flourishes. Small stenciled tulips above. Freehand stripes to shoulder and base. Stenciled "4" with flourishes at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Very nice condition with some surface scratches to right side of jar's front, other minor surface wear, and some staining. A small in-the-firing ping to interior of rim. Faint discolored "lines" on far left side of jar's reverse are not actually lines or crazing, but rather some unintentional light incising. H 14 3/4".
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