Lot #: 112
Price Realized: $660.00
($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar, Stenciled "JAS. HAMILTON / & CO. / GREENSBORO, / PA," circa 1875, tapering jar with semi-rounded "wax sealer" rim, featuring a stenciled shield bearing James Hamilton maker's stenciling. Freehand stripe decoration to shoulder and base. Chips to interior of rim and inner rim for lid. An in-the-firing base chip. A spot of staining at base on reverse. H 9 1/2".
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