Lot #: 362
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Small-Sized Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Wheeling, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1880, ovoid jar with semi-rounded rim, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "Thomas Colvin. / Grocer / 193 Market Sq / West Side / Wheeling, W.V." Excellent condition with a small spot of salt drip to front and minor surface crazing, not visible on interior. H 6 5/8".
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