Lot #: 498
Price Realized: $1,092.50
($950 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Scarce One-Quart Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Star and Stripe Decorations, Western PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and rounded wax sealer rim, the front decorated with three large, diagonally-stenciled stars between two freehand stripes. Excellent size and decoration. Excellent overall condition with some minor nicks on interior of rim and a faint semi-circular line on underside, probably in the firing. H 6 3/8".
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