Greensboro, PA Stoneware Jar w/ Profuse Freehand Cobalt Decoration, c1870
Summer 2025 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 9
Estimate: $500-$800. About Estimates About Shipping
Minimum Bid: $100.
Lot #: 9
Estimate: $500-$800. About Estimates About Shipping
Minimum Bid: $100.
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×Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Profuse Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1870, semi-ovoid jar with tooling to shoulder and midsection, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, brush-decorated on the upper body with an undulating, flowering vine between straight and wavy stripes; bottom half of jar decorated with a second undulating vine underscored by a scrolled "3" within dotted border, flanked graduated stripes between two longer stripes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent brushwork in the classic Greensboro / New Geneva style. Salt residue to base area. Two chips to reverse end of proper right handle. Staining and minor wear to surface. Underside with some slight warping and tight surface lines, not visible on interior. A small in-the-firing base chip H 13 1/2".