#619 • A. Conrad, New Geneva, Fayette Co., PA Stoneware Advertising Crock

Part of Thomas, WV - Outstanding Antiques, Primitives, & Country Collectibles (timed auction by Joe R. Pyle Complete Auction & Realty, LLC)

High bid $190.00

Status: Sold

Measures approximately 8" tall. Antique 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware advertising crock with cobalt-highlighted rolled rim and black stenciled merchant advertising reading "A. Conrad, New Geneva, Fayette Co., PA." Albany-slip glazed interior. The bold advertising stencil remains well defined and easily legible. Displays typical firing and age-related wear consistent with use. A desirable Southwestern Pennsylvania advertising stoneware crock that would make an excellent addition to a collection of regional pottery or merchant advertising.