Lot #: 12
Price Realized: $1,207.50
($1,050 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "A.P. DONAGHHO, / PARKERSBURG, W. Va.," circa 1880, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and heavily-ribbed handles, the front decorated with a cobalt 3 within an elaborately-stenciled border, the maker's name in large bold letters, and a stenciled federal eagle holding olive branches and arrows. Base with stenciled foliate decoration. A fine example of Donaghho stoneware. Provenance: Tom McCandless Collection, Hopewell, NJ. Two chips to one handle. Chip to opposite handle. Chip and very minor nicks to interior of rim. H 13 1/2".
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