Lot #: 241
Price Realized: $767.00
($650 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.
Five-Gallon Double-Handled Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "HAMILTON & / JONES / GREENSBORO, / PA", circa 1875, large-sized jug with tooled shoulder and applied handles at the shoulder, the front featuring stenciled fern designs above and below Hamilton & Jones maker's stenciling. Base with stenciled "5" flanked by foliate motifs. Desirable form. Provenance: From an over forty-year private collection. A salt drip to shoulder and one handle. A 1" spout chip to reverse. Two chips to underside, possibly in-the-firing. H 19".
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