Lot #: 294
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
One-Gallon Salt-Glazed Stoneware Cream Jar, Stamped "E.W. MORT / ALUM WELLS, VA," Washington Co., VA origin, late 19th century, ovoid jar with flattened rim, impressed with E.W. Mort maker's mark along with a one-gallon capacity mark on shoulder. Jar is out of round. Rim chips. In-the-firing contact mark near base. H 7 1/2".
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