Lot #: 383
Price Realized: $270.00
($225 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Scarce One-Gallon Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Stamped "J. SWANN / ALEXA," Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1820, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and rounded rim, impressed with John Swann maker's mark at shoulder. Chips around base. Otherwise excellent condition. H 9 1/4".
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