Lot #: 514
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 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.
Two Two-Gallon Stoneware Jars with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "R.W. RUSSELL," Beaver, PA origin, circa 1860, both of semi-ovoid form with applied lug handles, one decorated with crossed branches, the other with a vine motif. One jar includes the impressed town name, "BEAVER, PA." Taller jar with a 2 1/4" chipped area to side of rim, a shallow chip to one handle, and minor chipping to inner rim for lid. Shorter jar with a chip to interior of rim, chips to one handle, minor wear to end of opposite handle, and a small X-shaped line under one of the handles. H (of taller) 11 1/4".
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