Lot #: 396
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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.
Eight-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO, PA", circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with various stenciled flourishes, a band of stenciled diamonds, freehand stripes, and a large stenciled "8" at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Desirable size. Large, tight X-shaped crack on underside. Some staining. H 19".
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