Lot #: 253
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled Eagle Motif, Inscribed "Star", Hamilton & Jones, Star Pottery, Greensboro, PA, circa 1875, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded wax sealer rim, decorated with a stenciled cobalt design of a Federal eagle clutching olive branches and arrows, holding a banner, inscribed "Star", within its beak. An approximately 3 1/2" hairline from rim. A few minor chips to interior of rim and a small chip to inner wax sealer rim. A base chip. H 8 1/2".
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