Lot #: 357
Price Realized: $570.00
($475 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "A.P. Donaghho, / Parkersburg, W. Va.," circa 1880, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and extruded lug handles, decorated with a stenciled 3 surrounded by stenciled flourishes, above a diagonally-stenciled geometric band. Diagonal A.P. Donaghho maker's stenciling below. A shallow 3/4" chip to interior of rim. One handle with several shallow chips and a salt drip. Opposite handle with a 5/8" chip and some wear. Light surface wear. An in-the-firing surface chip (contact mark) to front. Two in-the-firing discolored spots to front. H 13 1/2".
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