Possibly Unique NEW GENEVA POTTERY Stoneware Canning Jar w/ Cobalt Tree Decoration
October 22, 2016 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 244
Price Realized: $1,725.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Possibly Unique Stoneware Canning Jar with Cobalt Tree Decoration, Stenciled "NEW GENEVA POTTERY", PA origin, circa 1875, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded wax sealer rim, the right side decorated with a freehand cobalt design of a tree with sponged leaves. Front of jar features the maker's stenciling, "NEW GENEVA POTTERY.". This piece is the only Western Pennsylvania canning jar we have seen decorated in this manner. A 1 3/4" flake to bottom edge. A small base chip on reverse. Shallow chips and wear to interior of rim and interior of inner wax sealer rim. H 8 1/8".
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