Lot #: 136
Price Realized: $2,640.00
($2,200 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.
Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar Wick, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1885, tapered jar with semi-rounded "wax sealer" rim, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "W.M. STEALEY & CO. / DEALERS / IN / GENERAL MERCHANDISE / WICK. W. VA." Freehand stripe decoration above and below. A shallow 3/4" chip to interior of rim and minor chip to interior of rim. Traces of old paint to interior of rim. A few minor chips to inner wax sealer rim. The name "Jeanne" written in much later ink on underside. H 10".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Very Rare Miniature 1877 Donaghho Pottery, Parkersburg, WV Stoneware Pitcher by Walter Donaghho
Extremely Rare and Important Stoneware Figural Sculpture, attrib. A.P. Donaghho, Parkersburg, WV
Extremely Rare "W. H. Rager," Palatine, WV (or Greensboro, PA) Redware Razorback Pig Flask
Very Rare J. MILLER / WHEELING, VA 1831 Stoneware Jar
Unusual 2 Gal. Stoneware Jar w/ Stenciled Plant Decoration, probably West Virginia
Very Rare Probably West Virginia Stoneware Pitcher with Lead-Glazed Interior
Outstanding Six-Gallon Shinnston, WV Stoneware Jar w/ Profuse Decoration
Scarce 4 Gal. J. P. PARKER / JANE LEW, WV Stoneware Churn w/ Stenciled Cross and Stars
