Lot #: 401
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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.
Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Canning Jar, Stamped "FR. LEITZINGER / CLEARFIELD PA", circa 1851-1879, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, the interior and exterior covered in Albany slip, the exterior with additional overlying salt glaze. Impressed at the shoulder with the difficult-to-find maker's mark of Swiss immigrant potter, Frederick Leitzinger, active in the town of Clearfield in Clearfield County, PA, circa 1851-1879. Excellent condition with a few minor rim nicks.
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