Lot #: 432
Price Realized: $540.00
($450 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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 carrying banner, inscribed "EAGLE POTTERY." Freehand stripe decoration to shoulder and base. A sealed 5" inverted Y-shaped crack descending from rim. Another sealed 5" inverted Y-shaped crack descending from rim on reverse. A small in-the-firing ping to rim. Two tiny chips to interior of rim and a tiny chip to inner wax sealer rim. Light staining. Minor surface wear. H 9 5/8".
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