Lot #: 73
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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 Four-Gallon Sardis, OH Stoneware Advertising Jar, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "GEO. CASE. DEALER IN / GENERAL / MERCHANDISE. / ONE PRICE ONLY / SARDIS. OHIO.". Freehand cobalt stripes and flourishes above and below stenciling. Base inscribed "4" in cobalt. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago in New Market, MD. Some tight cracks on underside, one of which continues 3 1/2" up side of jar and two of which continue a very short distance onto base on front. A chip to right handle. Some staining. An in-the-firing 1" chip near base on reverse. A chip on interior of rim.
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