Lot #: 282
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Sideways Cobalt Stenciling, Stenciled "JAS. HAMILTON / & CO. / GREENSBORO. / PA.," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, featuring the stenciled signature "JAS. HAMILTON / & CO. / GREENSBORO. / PA." running sideways down the front of the jar. Additional stenciled rose, double acorn, daisy head, and foliate flourishes. Bold-faced stenciled "2" at base. Relatively few Western Pennsylvania stoneware pieces are known with a sideways-oriented stencil. Some light wear to cobalt. Otherwise essentially as-made condition with a small stone ping to rim, and 1 1/2" contact mark / chip to side of jar, and a slumped rim.
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