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October 31, 2009 Auction Catalog
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JAS. HAMILTON / & CO. / GREENSBORO / PA Stoneware Butter Crock
October 31, 2009 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 209Price Realized: $345.00 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).
Scarce "JAS. HAMILTON" Cobalt-Stenciled Stoneware Butter Crock, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, low, straight-sided form with rounded rim, stenciled in cobalt "JAS. HAMILTON / & CO. / GREENSBORO / PA." Small stenciled stars flank the stenciling "& CO." An unusual form in Western PA stoneware. As-made condition with a glazed-over stone ping and bloated spot on reverse. Light traces of old green and silver paint. H 5 3/8" ; Diameter 9".
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