Lot #: 196
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar with Huntington, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with semi-rounded "wax sealer" rim, featuring the stenciled advertising, "THOMAS MEDFORD. / STOVES. / QUEENSWARE / ETC. / HUNTINGTON. W. VA." Freehand stripe decoration to shoulder and base. A glazed-over 1 1/4" in-the-firing ping to shoulder. A glazed-over 1 3/8" ping near base on side of jar. Some fry to cobalt. A 5/8" rim chip on reverse with a short crack descending from it. A few chips to interior of rim. Chips to inner wax sealer rim. H 10 1/4".
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