Lot #: 308
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Rare Stoneware Canning Jar with Intricate Federal Eagle Stenciling, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO, PA," circa 1875, tapered canning jar with sloped shoulder and rounded "wax sealer" rim, decorated with a finely stenciled Federal eagle surrounded by Hamilton & Jones maker's stenciling, further encircled by a geometric sunburst design of circles and triangles. Highly unusual decoration for pieces of this size. X-shaped hairlines on underside. Hairlines at base. A few minor chips to inner wax sealer rim. H 8 1/4".
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