Lot #: 289
Price Realized: $2,875.00
($2,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Fine Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Profuse Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "JAMES HAMILTON & CO / GREENSBORO, Pa.," circa 1870, cylindrical jar with incised banding around midsection, tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated at the shoulder with a large fuchsia vine design between thickly-brushed stripes. Midsection with bold-faced James Hamilton maker's stenciling, above additional stripes and a highly unusual freehand "4" with outline, flanked by dashes. A wonderfully-decorated example. It would be difficult to add more decoration to the front of this jar. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a forty-year Southern U.S. collection. Excellent condition with a small base chip and two in-the-firing contact marks at base.
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