Lot #: 273
Price Realized: $442.50
($375 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Unusual One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Ironton, OH Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "A.C. CLARK. / JOBBER IN / STAPLE AND FANCY / GROCERIES / 131 & 133 CENTER ST. / IRONTON. OHIO." Inscription is accented with a stenciled flourish below and small stenciled foliate motifs to left and right. Freehand straight and wavy stripe decoration to shoulder and base. A 1 3/4" in-the-firing, glazed-over chip to front of rim. A small, pre-firing chip to side of jar, which is glazed over. Jar is slightly raised on the underside, keeping it from sitting perfectly flat.
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