Lot #: 321
Price Realized: $900.00
($750 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Ten-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO, PA," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with freehand stripes and vining, stenciled floral and geometric designs surrounding Hamilton & Jones maker's stenciling, and the stenciled inscription "10 / GALLON." at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Some gritty, light-colored in-the-firing residue to base on front. Some other light surface wear and light surface staining. A 1 3/8" chip to left handle. Some shallow in-the-firing chipping to base. Some hairlines to underside, one of which extends 3 3/4" up base on front. H 20 1/4".
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