Lot #: 267
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Fine Two-Gallon Pittsburgh, PA Stoneware Advertising Jar, Western PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, the front featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising "Wm. HASLAGE / & CO. / GROCERS AND TEA / DEALERS. / No. 18 Diamon / PITTSBURGH. / PA". Freehand cobalt stripes and vining the shoulder. Base with freehand number 2, flanked by dashes and underscored by a stripe. A fine example of Western PA merchant stoneware, featuring appealing "TEA DEALERS" advertising. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a tiny in-the-firing ping to shoulder.
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