Lot #: 270
Price Realized: $138.00
($120 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.
Two Stripe-Decorated Stoneware Wax Sealers, Western PA origin, circa 1875, two cylindrical jars with rounded shoulders and "wax sealer" rims, decorated with three brushed cobalt stripes. Smaller example with 3" crack from rim on front and a 1 3/4" Y-shaped crack from rim on reverse. Larger example with mottling to surface, 3" vertical line at base, continuing 2" onto underside of jar, and an in-the-firing discoloration to surface. H (of smaller example) 8".
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