Lot #: 334
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 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.
Rare Stoneware Wax Sealer with Hollidaysburgh, PA Advertising, Stenciled "MADE BY T.F. REPPERT. / GREENSBORO. PA", circa 1880, tapered jar with semi-rounded wax sealer rim, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising "LYNN A. BRUA. / DRY GOODS, / GROCERIES / GENERAL MD'SE. / HOLLIDAYSBURGH. PA." Base with highly unusual stenciled signature "MADE BY T.F. REPPERT. / GREENSBORO. PA.". Small stenciled tulip motifs above advertising. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignors' parents decades ago. Two minor chips to interior of rim. Inner wax sealer rim with a 1 1/4" chip, a 1" chip, and two other small chips. A small base chip. H 8 1/4".
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