Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

November 18, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Two

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 1201

JEREMIAH KEISTER & CO., STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
JEREMIAH KEISTER & CO., STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, "2" gallon capacity mark, ovoid form with single incised shoulder ring, collared square rim, and applied lightly grooved arched handles. Brushed cobalt horizontal floral decoration to each side, one with three blooms and the other with two. The pottery of Jeremiah Keister (1829-1901). Circa 1860. 11 5/8" H, 7" D rim.
Literature: See Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates, 11/16/2013, lot 49 for an example of the capacity mark seen on the present jar coupled with the maker's mark for Jeremiah Keister & Co.
Provenance: From a Virginia private collection.

Condition

Excellent condition, free of cracks, rim with some light chipping/roughness.