Lot #: 272
Price Realized: $2,070.00
($1,800 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Fine Eight-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Profuse Cobalt Freehand Decoration, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO, PA," circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, heavily-decorated with a large fuchsia vine design around the top half, brushed between straight and wavy freehand stripes. Stenciled below "HAMILTON AND / JONES, / GREENSBORO. PA." in large letters, further accented with stenciled flourishes. Brushed below with a freehand "8" surrounded by spots and flanked by graduated stripes. Excellent size, decoration, and color. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a forty-year Southern U.S. collection. A 2 3/8" x 2 1/4" restored hole in underside, the damage presumably caused when the jar was used as an umbrella or cane stand. Some additional tight lines surrounding hole in underside. A small chip to end of one handle.
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