Lot #: 233
Price Realized: $2,596.00
($2,200 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.
Fine Small-Sized Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stenciled "A. Conrad & Co. / New Geneva. / Pa.", circa 1875, squat, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded "wax sealer" rim, decorated with Alexander Conrad maker's stenciling surrounding a finely-stenciled design of grapes hanging from a leafy stem with corkscrewing tendrils. Additional stenciled flourishes above and at base. Exceptional size and desirable subject matter. Shallow chipping to interior of rim. An in-the-firing contact mark to reverse. H 6 1/2".
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