Lot #: 450
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Two Western PA Stoneware Jugs, circa 1875, a one-gallon jug, stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO, PA" within a curving leaf pattern; paired with a half-gallon jug, decorated with four freehand stripes. One-gallon jug in excellent, essentially as-made condition. Large 3 3/4" x 2 1/4" firing flaw on reverse of smaller jug. Additional crazing throughout large area of smaller jug. Salt drip and contact mark on top of handle of smaller jug.
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