Lot #: 151
Price Realized: $2,040.00
($1,700 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.
Extremely Rare Stoneware Canning Jar, Stamped "R.J. GRIER," Chester County, PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with narrow, flaring mouth, the surface covered in a salt glaze. One of a small number of signed examples of Ralph J. Grier's work known, this jar was likely made to preserve fruit or possibly oysters. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 9".
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