Lot #: 244
Price Realized: $1,725.00
($1,500 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.
Possibly Unique Stoneware Canning Jar with Cobalt Tree Decoration, Stenciled "NEW GENEVA POTTERY", PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded wax sealer rim, the right side decorated with a freehand cobalt design of a tree with sponged leaves. Front of jar features the maker's stenciling, "NEW GENEVA POTTERY.". This piece is the only Western Pennsylvania canning jar we have seen decorated in this manner. A 1 3/4" flake to bottom edge. A small base chip on reverse. Shallow chips and wear to interior of rim and interior of inner wax sealer rim. H 8 1/8".
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