Lot #: 357
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO / PA," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with freehand cobalt stripes and vining, a freehand "6" with dashes at base, and stenciled flourishes between HAMILTON & JONES maker's stenciling. As-made condition with a minor glazed-over handle nick, small stone ping at base on front, a 1 1/2" burn to front, and some minor fry to cobalt. H 17".
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