Lot #: 513
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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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