Lot #: 166
Price Realized: $570.00
($475 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Six-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Eagle Motif, Stenciled "LION POTTERY," Alexander Conrad, New Geneva, PA, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a stenciled design of a flying eagle holding a banner, inscribed "Lion Pottery." Stenciled rose motif above. Stenciled "6" flanked by stenciled flowers at base. Freehand stripe below rim. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Spider crack on underside, including a crack extending 9 3/4" up front. Area of surface wear to right of "6." Minor surface wear to reverse. Light staining to shoulder on reverse. H 16 3/4".
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