Lot #: 159
Price Realized: $780.00
($650 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled Eagle Motif, Stenciled "EAGLE POTTERY," James Hamilton & Co., Greensboro, PA, circa 1870, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded "wax sealer" rim, decorated with a stenciled design of a spread-winged Federal eagle clutching arrows in one talon and holding a banner in its beak, inscribed "EAGLE POTTERY." Freehand stripes to shoulder and base. Small chips to interior of rim. Tight surface cracks to shoulder area, not visible on interior. A 7/8" surface crack to rim. Minor chipping to shoulder molding. In-the-making ripply texture to section of clay near base on left side of jar's front. H 10".
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