Lot #: 250
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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.
Scarce Stoneware Canning Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "From / James Hamilton & Co. / Greensboro, Pa.", circa 1875, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded wax sealer rim, decorated with elaborate freehand stripes and vining surrounding James Hamilton maker's stenciling. Some shallow chipping to top edge of rim, most of which appears to be in-the-firing. Traces of old green paint to top of rim. A minor chip and two tiny nicks to inner wax sealer rim. Two short, faint lines from rim on front. H 8 1/4".
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