Lot #: 467
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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "HAMILTON / Greensboro. PA.", William "Leet" Hamilton, Greensboro, PA, circa 1860, cylindrical jar with combed midsection, tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an undulating vine between two freehand stripes, above a large freehand "4" flanked by vertical wavy stripes. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Provenance: Collection of Lorren Lambert, Staunton, VA. Restoration to base, touching some edges of decoration. Restoration to rim on reverse. Chips to bottom edge, primarily visible on underside. A small chip to interior of rim. A small handle chip. H 14 1/2".
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