Lot #: 346
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar, Western PA or WV origin, circa 1880, cylindrical jar with rounded "wax sealer" rim, decorated with a freehand "1" below wavy and straight freehand stripes. Excellent condition with an in-the-firing stone ping to midsection and some minor in-the-firing lines to base. H 10 1/2".
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