Lot #: 500
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Rare Stoneware Canning Jar, Stenciled "GEORGE L. HILL / FREDERICKTOWN, PA", Western PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with semi-rounded wax-sealer rim, the front featuring the highly-unusual merchant stenciling, "GEORGE L. HILL / FREDERICKTOWN / PA". Stenciled flourishes flank the abbreviation "PA" and appear above the name. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently-discovered in Ohio. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 8 3/8".
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