Lot #: 283
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Canning Jar, Stamped "LEITZINGER, / Clearfield, Pa", circa 1851-1879, semi-ovoid jar with narrow, flared collar, the surface covered in a dark-brown Albany slip glaze. Impressed on the underside with the rare maker's mark of Swiss immigrant potter, Frederick Leitzinger, active in the town of Clearfield in Clearfield County, PA, circa 1851-1879. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 10 1/2".
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