Lot #: 310
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Scarce Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware "Top Hat" Canning Jar with Misspelled A.P. Donaghho Stenciling, Parkersburg, WV origin, circa 1875, small-sized, semi-ovoid canning jar with tooled shoulder and wide rim with wax sealer interior, featuring the stenciled signature "A.P. Donoghho, / Parkersburg, W. Va.". This example features Donaghho's desirable "top hat" form as well as a scarce misspelling of the potter's name with an "o" instead of an "a". Two chips to outer edge of rim. A chip to interior of rim. Small chips and nicks to inner wax sealer rim. A few faint surface lines to underside. H 5 1/2".
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