Lot #: 411
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "J. HAMILTON," Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1860, cylindrical jar with incised banding around midsection, tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed vine design at the shoulder, unusual segmented stripes at the shoulder and midsection, additional stripes throughout, and a "4" flanked by shorter stripes. Three very minor chips on interior of rim. 1 1/2" flake to top of rim. Chip to end of one handle. Some staining.
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