Lot #: 202
Price Realized: $1,298.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Fine Six-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Eagle Motif, Stenciled "JAMES HAMILTON & Co / Eagle Pottery / GREENSBORO, Pa.", circa 1870, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a stenciled design of a Federal eagle with banner, inscribed "Eagle Pottery". Surface of jar further decorated with freehand stripes and vining, large Hamilton & Jones maker's stenciling, and a freehand "6" flanked by dashes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Strong use of stenciled and freehand treatments with top-to-bottom cobalt application. Very nice condition. An in-the-firing discolored area to front base. A chip to each handle. A few faint hairlines on underside, continuing onto base. H 16".
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