Lot #: 209
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Scarce "JAS. HAMILTON" Cobalt-Stenciled Stoneware Butter Crock, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, low, straight-sided form with rounded rim, stenciled in cobalt "JAS. HAMILTON / & CO. / GREENSBORO / PA." Small stenciled stars flank the stenciling "& CO." An unusual form in Western PA stoneware. As-made condition with a glazed-over stone ping and bloated spot on reverse. Light traces of old green and silver paint. H 5 3/8" ; Diameter 9".
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