Lot #: 484
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Bird Motif, Stenciled "R.T. WILLIAMS / NEW GENEVA, PA", circa 1880, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a stenciled design of a bird with turned head and floral vine between R.T. Williams maker's stenciling. Freehand cobalt stripes to shoulder and base. Freehand number 2 flanked by dashes at base. A 4" in-the-firing flake at base on reverse. Small spots of fry to cobalt.
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