One-Gallon E.J. MILLER & SON. / ALEXANDRIA. VA. Stoneware Jar, Western PA origin
October 17, 2015 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 481
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Alexandria, VA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising "E.J. MILLER & SON. / DEALERS IN / CHINA AND / GLASS WARE. / ALEXANDRIA. VA.". Freehand stripe decoration above and below stenciling. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some traces of paint on reverse.
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