Lot #: 184
Price Realized: $2,714.00
($2,300 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Fine Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "HAMILTON / Greensboro / PA", circa 1860, cylindrical jar with combed midsection, tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and ribbed lug handles, decorated with a large sweeping vine bearing tulip blossoms and graduated swags. Base with large freehand "5" flanked by stripes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent decoration, color, maker, and size. A long crack on underside, continuing a few inches up base and extending horizontally. A stone ping to interior of rim.
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