Lot #: 517
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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 Double-Handled Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO, PA," circa 1875, semi-ovoid jug with tooled spout and applied open handles, featuring Hamilton & Jones maker's stenciling, the front additionally decorated with a brushed freehand vine, freehand stripes, various stenciled designs, and a freehand "4" with flourishes at base. Large sealed spidering crack on front. Very thin spidering cracks to right side, possibly in-the-firing. Crazing to shoulder, probably in-the-firing. L-shaped crack on underside. Some in-the-firing contact marks to surface. Traces of old paint to surface, primarily on reverse shoulder area.
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