Lot #: 306
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Two Stripe-Decorated Stoneware Wax Sealers, Western PA origin, circa 1875, two cylindrical jars with tooled shoulder and "wax sealer" rims, each decorated with three cobalt stripes. Smaller jar with minor base chip and small chips to inner wax sealer rim. Larger jar with 3 1/2" crack on underside, which extends partway up reverse, forming a narrow spidering crack there. H 6 3/8".
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