Lot #: 106
Price Realized: $720.00
($600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled Cobalt Cross Motif, Western PA origin, circa 1875, tapering jar with tooled shoulder and rounded "wax sealer" rim, featuring a diagonally-stenciled cross motif between freehand stripes in unusual purple-accented cobalt slip. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 8 1/4".
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