Lot #: 198
Price Realized: $2,530.00
($2,200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Cream Jar with Cobalt Man-in-the-Moon Decoration, Stamped "SIPE, NICHOLS & CO. / Williamsport, Pa.," circa 1875, ovoid jar with flattened rim, decorated with the facial profile of a long-nosed man flanked by a leafy stem. A desirable Central PA decoration, the man-in-the-moon design is significantly rarer on Williamsport examples than on those by Cowden & Wilcox of Harrisburg. As-made condition with two horizontal contact marks on front and shallow contact mark on rim. H 8".
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