Lot #: 321
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt "Indian Necklace" Motif, Stamped "J. EBERLY & BRO. / STRASBURG, VA", circa 1885, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with swag-and-floral motif resembling an Indian necklace. Impressed under one handle with J. Eberly & Bro. shield mark with star along with a five-gallon capacity mark. Slight warping to rim and one side. Shallow chips and a small piece of adhered clay to one handle. Two chips to opposite handle. Three chips to interior of rim. A tight crack on underside, extending 3 1/2" diagonally up base. A tight approximately 11 1/2" vertical line, a 3" Y-shaped line, and a 5 1/2" inverted Y-shaped line, all to same side.
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