Lot #: 257
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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 Strasburg, VA Stoneware Jars, second half 19th century, a very rare, one-gallon cylindrical jar, impressed "KEISTER & SONNER / STRASBURG, VA," featuring the short-lived partnership mark of Samuel Sonner and Jeremiah and Cyrus Keister, circa 1866-1869; paired with a one-gallon cylindrical jar, stamped "J.H. SONNER / STRASBURG, VA," circa 1890. Keister & Sonner jar with rim chips, a 6 1/2" vertical crack on side, continuing a short distance onto underside where it forms a Y, two small base chips, and a horizontal hairline at base. J.H. Sonner jar with small rim chips and a salt drip to front.
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