Lot #: 255
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Wax Sealer, Stenciled "NEW GENEVA / POTTERY," circa 1875, tapered canning jar with wax sealer rim and tooled midsection and shoulder, the body stenciled diagonally "NEW GENEVA / POTTERY" flanked by freehand wavy stripes. Lines extending partway up reverse side of jar. 1 1/4" lines from rim on front and reverse, which do not extend through to interior. Faint spidering lines at base on front. H 9 1/2".
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