Lot #: 513
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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.
Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES. / GREENSBORO. / PA," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a stenciled cobalt design of a flying eagle with arrows, freehand stripes and vining, and a stenciled "4" with flourishes at base. Chips to one handle, one of which is glazed over. A 1 1/2" salt drip near base on side of jar. Some shallow chip to interior of rim. A small contact mark near base on reverse. A minor chip to shoulder molding on reverse. A tight 11" line to right of decoration. A 3" surface line on underside, continuning 7" up front of jar, where it forms a Y. This line is not visible on the interior.
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