Lot #: 511
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "A. CONRAD. / MONONGAHELA POTTERY / NEW GENEVA / PA", circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with desirable "MONONGAHELA POTTERY" stenciling, a freehand stripe at the shoulder, a stenciled "4" flanked by leaves at the base, and cobalt highlights to the handle terminals. A shallow in-the-firing flake to edge of one handle, caused by contact with another object. Some fry to cobalt at handle terminals. A shallow chip to interior of rim. A minor, shallow chip to top of rim. Some surface abrasions. Whitish residue at base on reverse and left side, possibly water glass.
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