Lot #: 545
Price Realized: $236.00
($200 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Western PA Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, circa 1875, a half-gallon jug with stenciled leaf motif, stenciled "JAS. HAMILTON & CO. / GREENSBORO, PA."; paired with a one-gallon jug, stenciled "HAMILTON / & / JONES / GREENSBORO / PA.". Half-gallon jug with some staining and a short line at base, most likely in-the-firing. One-gallon jug with a drilled hole in base and underside, a small chip to underside at edge, some in-the-firing contact marks to surface, a glazed-over stone ping to shoulder, and three chips to molding at base of spout.
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