Lot #: 342
Price Realized: $480.00
($400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Eagle Motif, attributed to A.P. Donaghho, Parkersburg, WV, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, featuring a stenciled design of an eagle with shield, clutching an olive branch and arrows in its talons. Freehand stripe decoration above. Freehand stripe and foliate devices below. A crack measuring 2 1/2" on underside, extending 9" up right side of jar's front, including a small chip. A 2" surface line to shoulder, not visible on interior. H 12".
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