Lot #: 254
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, Stenciled "A. CONRAD / NEW / GENEVA, / FAYETTE / CO. PA.", circa 1875, ovoid pitcher with tooling to rim and base of collar, the body stenciled with the maker's mark, "A. CONRAD / NEW / GENEVA. / FAYETTE / CO. PA.", flanked by stenciled sheaves of wheat and flourishes. Relatively few signed Alexander Conrad pitchers have survived. Provenance: Collection of Lorren Lambert, Staunton, VA; Garth's, March 20, 1982. Some restoration to spout and areas along top edge of rim. A thin, restored 5" crack from rim on side of pitcher. Area of faint crazing to left of decoration near base, extending a short distance onto underside. A 1 1/8" salt drip to side of pitcher.
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