Lot #: 266
Price Realized: $2,006.00
($1,700 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
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Very Rare Ashland, KY Stoneware Canning Jar, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical form with recessed "wax sealer" rim, the front featuring the stenciled advertising, "W.H. BAGLEY. / WHOLESALE & RETAIL / DEALER IN / GROCERIES. / ASHLAND. KY.". Additionally decorated with angled block stenciling at the center and a small stenciled leaf motif to left of the merchant name. This jar is one of a small number of pieces known featuring advertising for W. H. Bagley. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a long-term Southern VA collection. Chips to interior of rim. Numerous shallow chips to interior of rim. A small, shallow base chip. H 7".
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