Lot #: 253
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Extremely Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "KELLEY & HARR," Western PA origin, circa 1855, ovoid jar with tooled midsection, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed flowering vine design, along with a brushed "3" with swags at base. This highly unusual jar was likely made at one of the potteries operated by John Harr of Ligonier, PA, or his son, James Harr of Connellsville, PA. This jar is the only example bearing this maker's mark we have seen. Provenance: Consigned from Tennesee. Hole in underside with three hairlines extending off from it a short ditance onto base.
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