Lot #: 285
Price Realized: $944.00
($800 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.
Twelve-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES. / GREENSBORO, / PA.," circa 1875, large-sized, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, profusely-decorated with freehand stripes and vining at the shoulder, Hamilton & Jones maker's stenciling surrounded by stenciled flourishes and a diamond border, along with a stenciled "12" flanked by flourishes and underscored by a stripe at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Excellent condition with some light surface wear to reverse. H 21 3/8".
Important Note: Due to its very large size, we are unable to ship this crock. If you will not be attending the auction in person, you can, of course, still bid on it, but you must make arrangements to come and pick it up or have someone else do so for you. Thanks very much!
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Outstanding 20 Gal. Western PA Stoneware Jar w/ Elaborate Floral Decoration
Outstanding J. HAMILTON / BEAVER Stoneware Pedestal Water Cooler
Important and Unique Thirty-Gallon Western PA Stoneware Jug-Form Water Cooler
Highly Important "Frank Hamilton / Greensboro, Penna. / Jas. H. Atchison" Stoneware Spaniel Figure
Exceptional 16 Gal. HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO Profusely-Decorated Stoneware Jar
Southwestern PA Stoneware Wax Sealer w/ the Figure of a Baseball Player
Outstanding A.V. Boughner / Greensboro, PA Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar
