Lot #: 244
Price Realized: $265.50
($225 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-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Bird Motif, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES. / GREENSBORO. PA", circa 1875, ovoid jar with semi-rounded rim, the front decorated with a finely-stenciled design of a bird surrounded by small flower and flourishes along with the stenciled maker's mark, "HAMILTON & JONES. / GREENSBORO. PA.". Freehand straight and wavy stripe decoration to shoulder and base. Base with stenciled "2" flanked by flourishes. Provenance: From an over forty-year private collection. A hairline extending across underside and 6" up left side of jar. Some water glass staining to interior.
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