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October 31, 2009 Auction Catalog
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Western PA Freehand-Decorated Stoneware Crock
October 31, 2009 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 215Price Realized: $431.25 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).
Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with rounded rim, and heavily-tooled midsection, decorated with freehand cobalt stripes and vining, along with a large script cobalt 2 flanked by dashes. A good example of Western PA freehand decoration. A 3/8" shallow flake to surface on left side of jar's front, and a 3/8" stone pop on right side of jar's front. A 3/4" manufacturing flaw on front, which is covered in cobalt. Thin 3 1/2" crack on underside, extending onto base of jar, where it measures approximately 6" horizontally. H 12".
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