Lot #: 457
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jars, Western PA origin, circa 1875-1890, both of cylindrical form with applied lug handles, a four-gallon jar with freehand decoration, stenciled "C.L. WILLIAMS / & CO / NEW GENEVA / PA;" paired with a three-gallon jar with freehand stripes and elaborate stenciled decoration including a stenciled pinwheel motif, stenciled "J.E. ENEIX. &. CO. / NEW GENEVA, PA." Williams jar with broken and reglued base. Eneix jar with broken and reglued base, including a crack extending from rim to base on left side of jar, and a large L-shaped crack from rim on right side of jar.
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