Lot #: 233
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Cobalt Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "STAR POTTERY," Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large stenciled Federal eagle holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons. A banner in the eagle's mouth reads "STAR POTTERY". Freehand cobalt stripes to rim and base. Freehand "3" with dashes at base. Discolored, overfired area on front. Two salt drips and a contact mark to side of jar. Fairly tight, approximately 6" long X-shaped crack on reverse. Tight 8" cross-shaped hairline on opposite side of jar, which is stained.
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