Lot #: 244
Price Realized: $1,092.50
($950 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Rare Large-Sized Stoneware Crock with Stenciled and Freehand Cobalt Floral Decorations, Stenciled "ENEIX / NEW GENEVA PA," circa 1875, approximately ten-gallon cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a freehand cobalt vine design extending across the front, and unusual vertical flowering vines flanking Eneix stenciling. Stenciled roses at base. A well-decorated example of New Geneva stoneware. Two salt drips on side and one on reverse. Spidering lines near base on reverse, which appear to be in-the-firing and do not extend through to interior. Contact mark with salt drip at base. Hairlines and an in-the-firing chip on underside. Handle chip. Small in-the-firing rim chip on reverse. H 21".
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