Lot #: 527
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 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.
Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "A.P. DONAGHHO / PARKERSBURG, W. VA.", circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, decorated with a stenciled design of a Federal eagle with shield, holding an olive branch and arrows in its talons. A.P. Donaghho maker's stenciling above. Two chips to interior of rim. Restoration to a long crack to base area, including area below decoration. A 3" surface line to shoulder area, not visible on interior. A 1 1/2" line from rim, a small part of which is visible on interior.
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