Lot #: 385
Price Realized: $236.00
($200 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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 / NEW / GENEVA. / PA.", circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with large stenciled rose motifs flanking Alexander Conrad maker's stenciling. Additional stenciled floral motif above. Freehand cobalt stripe to shoulder, Base with stenciled "4" flanked by stenciled leaves. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. An X-shaped hairline to underside. A Y-shaped line on underside, part of which continues 2" up base on front. A thin 6 1/2" crack from rim on right side of jar's front. Staining to exterior and water glass staining to interior and shoulder.
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