Lot #: 552
Price Realized: $977.50
($850 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.
Exceptional Eight-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Stenciled Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES. / STAR POTTERY / GREENSBORO, PA.," circa 1875, large-sized, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated around the shoulder with a detailed stenciled flowering vine design, which mimics the classic freehand decorations of the region. Additional freehand drape decoration below rim. Decorated below with a stenciled star design, surrounding by "Star Pottery" maker's stenciling and flanked by roses. Base with a larger stenciled "8" flanked by stenciled flourishes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with staining around bottom half of jar.
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