Lot #: 607
Price Realized: $28.75
($25 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.
Stoneware Canning Jar, Stenciled "JAS. HAMILTON / GREENSBORO, PA," circa 1875, tapered jar with semi-rounded, wax sealer rim, the front decorated with James Hamilton maker's stenciling in a scrolled pattern. Interesting in-the-firing splatter of cobalt on reverse. Inverted 6 3/4" Y-shaped crack from rim on reverse. 3 1/2" crack from rim on left side of front. Salt drip near base on front. Contact mark at base on side of jar. 1 1/8" in-the-firing chip to rim. Two small, glazed-over chips on interior of rim. H 8 3/8".
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