Lot #: 292
Price Realized: $206.50
($175 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 Flying Bird Motif, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES. / GREENSBORO. PA.", circa 1875, ovoid jar with semi-squared rim, decorated with arched Hamilton & Jones maker's stenciling ending in scrolled flourishes, above a stenciled flying bird motif. Freehand stripes to shoulder and base. Base with stenciled "2" flanked by stenciled flourishes. Long, arching horizontal crack at base, continuing onto underside. An in-the-firing base chip. Jar is slightly out-of-round.
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