Lot #: 278
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "Hamilton & Jones / Greensboro Pa.," circa 1875, ovoid jar with flattened rim, decorated with a finely-brushed undulating vine between the stenciled words, along with a brushed stripe above and below. Wide top-to-bottom X-shaped crack, extending in the form of a 2 3/4" line onto underside. Additional 4 1/2" crack from rim. Areas of staining to surface.
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