Lot #: 543
Price Realized: $354.00
($300 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.
Three Stoneware Jars, Western PA origin, circa 1875, a half-gallon butter crock, stenciled "JAMES HAMILTON & CO. / MANUFACTURERS. / GREENSBORO. PA"; a one-gallon jar with stenciled tulip emanating from a curving stem, underscored by a stripe; and a three-gallon jar with stenciled and freehand decoration, stenciled "JAMES HAMILTON & CO. / GREENSBORO. / PA.", with incised X on underside. Butter crock with a network of hairlines, extending onto base area, and a 4" hairline from rim. One-gallon jar with two thin lines from rim, measuring 3 3/4" and 1 3/4", as well as faint lines in underside, and some discoloration. " Three-gallon jar with large chips to right handle, a 5" crack from rim on front, a partially reglued 1 3/8" flake to rim on reverse, a few minor nicks to exterior of rim, small chips to interior of rim, a minor nick to inner rim for lid, and some in-the-firing chips to underside at edge.
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