Lot #: 552
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
Two One-Gallon Mid-Atlantic Stoneware Jars, circa 1875, one with cobalt stripe decoration and stenciled sunburst motif, stenciled "Jas. Hamilton & Co. / Greensboro, Pa", paired with a Baltimore, MD example with four brushed leaves or clovers around the shoulder. Hamilton jar with cracks in underside, connecting to flake on underside and a base flake. One of these cracks extends 4 1/4" up front of jar and includes staining. Additionally, a 1 5/8" in-the-firing contact mark on reverse with a 1 1/4" line ascending from it, staining to surface, two rim chips, and some minor wear to shoulder molding. Baltimore jar with rim chips and two streaks of staining.
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