Lot #: 208
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 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.
Two Greensboro, PA Stoneware Canning Jars with Cobalt Decoration, circa 1875, both of cylindrical form, one stenciled "J. HAMILTON & Co. / GREENSBORO. PA", the other stenciled "HAMILTON / & / JONES. / GREENSBORO. / PA.". Provenance: Collection of Lorren Lambert, Staunton, VA. Hamilton jar with chips to rim and inner wax sealer rim, as well as a minor base chip. Hamilton & Jones jar with two very shallow rim chips and a faint, approximately 3/4" hairline from rim. H (of shorter jar) 6 3/8".
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