Lot #: 486A
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stenciled "JAS. HAMILTON & CO. /GREENSBORO. / PA.", circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a central design of grape cluster hanging from a leafy vine. Freehand stripe decoration to rim and base. Stenciled number 5 with stenciled flourishes at base. Incised X on underside. A 1 1/2" in-the-firing surface flake to shoulder on front. Two chips to one handle. A chip to each end of opposite handle. A minor stone ping to interior of rim. Some light surface wear.
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