Lot #: 240
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 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.
Two Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, Western PA origin, circa 1875-1885, both of cylindrical form, one with seven alternating straight and wavy stripes, impressed "2" on reverse, attributed to Isaac Hewitt, Jr., Rices Landing, PA, the other with freehand stenciled decoration, stenciled "WILLIAMS & REPPERT / GREENSBORO, PA.". Stripe-decorated jar with spots of staining, a salt drip to shoulder, and salt residue to underside. Williams & Reppert jar with a 1 1/4" chip to side of spout, staining, and dark residue to surface.
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