Lot #: 592
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Three Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jars, American, circa 1860-1880, a stripe-decorated, Western PA example; a star-stenciled example with very light salt glaze, Ohio or Western PA origin; and a third with unusual maker's stenciling, "A. CONRAD. / NEW GENEVA, / FAYETTE CO. / PA," including original tin lid with fruit names. Stripe-decorated example with heavy chipping to rim. Star-stenciled example with two chips to interior of rim, 4 1/2" x 2" area of exfoliation to surface near base, and a 1 1/2" light area of exfoliation to shoulder. Conrad jar with small chips to shoulder molding, some fry to cobalt, traces of old green paint to surface, recessed contact marks / chips on underside, and wear to interior of rim.
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