Fine Small A. Conrad & Co. / New Geneva, PA Stoneware Canning Jar w/ Stencilled Grapes
October 26, 2019 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 233
Price Realized: $2,596.00
($2,200 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
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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".
(Our next auction takes place March 21, 2020.)
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