Lot #: 200
Price Realized: $531.00
($450 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
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Twenty-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "R.T. WILLIAMS. / NEW GENEVA. / PA", circa 1880, large-sized, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles and semi-rounded rim, decorated with freehand wavy stripes to shoulder, midsection, and base. Bottom half of jar features R.T. Williams maker's stenciling surrounding a stenciled rose. Large freehand "20" at base, flanked by dashes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Desirable size. Excellent condition with a minor chip to shoulder molding and a Y-shaped line to interior base, not visible on underside. H 25 1/4".
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