Lot #: 293
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "JAMES HAMILTON & CO. / GREENSBORO, PA," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with stylized freehand flower blossoms at the shoulder, a freehand 4 surrounded by dashes at the base, and two freehand stripes at the rim. Heavy wear to cobalt. Staining to surface. Contact mark near base on front. In-the-firing, glazed-over spider line on interior of rim. Wear to top of rim on interior.
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