Lot #: 511
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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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