RARE ROCKINGHAM BENNINGTON POTTERY STORAGE JAR C.1840

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JUST OUT OF AN OLD PA. ESTATE I FOUND THIS HARD TO FIND EARLY ROCKINGHAM BENNINGTON LIDDED STORAGE JAR. OAK LEAVES AROUND FINIAL ON LID. PANELED FORM BODY. EDGE WEAR SCRATCHES. WEAR ON A SPOT ON EACH HANDLE JUST GLAZE WEAR. FIRING LINE ALONG MOLD EDGE SEAM THAT RUNS ON HANDLE SIDES. PART OF THE LINE ON 1 SIDE EXTENDS A BIT UNDER BOTTOM OF JAR. AFTER MAKING TIGHT HAIRLINE FROM TOP SIDE EDGE GOES DOWN 2 1/4 INCHES OTHERWISE NO OTHER LINES. TOP OF JAR EDGE WEAR FROM MOVING LID ON AND OFF OVER THE YEARS. NO CRACKS TO LID AND NO REPAIRS ANYWHERE. FIRING PIN CHIPS UNDER BASE EDGE TYPICAL OF THIS WARE. 1 THIN FLAT SMALL BASE EDGE CHIP. IT MEASURES 9 3/8 HIGH TO FINIAL. BODY WITHOUT LID IS 5 7/8 HIGH. 8 1/2 AT WIDEST INCLUDING FLARED OUT HANDLES. DESPITE WEAR AND FLAWS THESE JARS ARE QUITE SCARCE. I HAVE ONLY HAD 3 IN SEVERAL DECADES. 1ST PHOTO SHOWS ITS TRUEST DARKER BROWN DRIP GLAZES. THIS DATES TO PRE 1850. BUYER TO PAY WITHIN 3 DAYS THANKS.