Lot #: 150
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "A. CONRAD. / NEW GENEVA / Pottery / NEW GENEVA. PA," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and lug handles, decorated with stenciled stars and roses and a cobalt stripe below the rim. Provenance: From a thirty-five year Western PA collection. In-the-making vertical groove in clay on front, made while the clay was still wet. Missing one handle. Wire around rim. 8 1/4" spidering crack on reverse with small reglued wedge. 6" hairline from rim on reverse with small chip missing from rim. Wear to surface on reverse. H 15 3/4".
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