Extremely Rare E.B. HISSONG / CASSVILLE, PA Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar, c1850

Spring 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 175

Price Realized: $3,360.00

($2,800 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Extremely Rare Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stamped "E.B. HISSONG / CASSVILL," Cassville, PA origin, circa 1850, ovoid jar with flaring collar and ribbed lug handles, brush-decorated on the front and reverse with pairs of graduated swag motifs. Dash decoration below one handle and impressed Elisha B. Hissong circular maker's mark below opposing handle. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Only the second marked example of this potter's work that we have ever offered. A thin 9" crack from rim descending through one handle. Rim chips. Chipping to one handle. Two minor pings to opposing handle. A faint 3 3/4" inverted Y-shaped surface line on interior, not visible on exterior. Minor base wear. Some wear to cobalt. H 12".