Lot #: 246
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jars, Western PA and WV origin, circa 1875, one stenciled "JAS. HAMILTON & CO. / GREENSBORO"; one stenciled "JAMES HAMILTON & CO. / MANUFACTURERS / GREENSBORO. PA"; one stenciled "A.P. Donaghho / Parkersburg W.V."; and one with stenciled flourish between two freehand stripes. Smaller James Hamilton jar with significant cracks. Taller James Hamilton jar with chips on interior of rim. Donaghho jar with large in-the-firing chips to edge on underside and a hairline from rim. Unsigned jar with large chip on exterior of rim, heavy chipping to interior of rim and inner wax sealer rim, shallow chipping to shoulder molding, and semi-circular hairline to underside. H (of taller jar) 10".
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