Lot #: 229
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Scarce Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar with Proctor, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with rounded "wax sealer" rim, featuring the stenciled advertising, "M. & A.J. MOORE. / GENERAL / STORE. / PROCTOR. / WETZEL CO. / W. VA." Freehand straight and wavy stripe decoration above and below. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a twenty-year private collection. An approximately 2 1/2" Y-shaped line from rim on left side of jar's front. Some shallow chipping to interior of rim. A faint 2" line on underside, not visible on interior. H 10".
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