Lot #: 316
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Butter Crock with Stenciled Cobalt Rose Decoration, Stenciled "JAS. HAMILTON & CO. / GREENSBORO. / PA", circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooling to shoulder and rim, the front featuring the stenciled signature "JAS. HAMILTON & CO. / GREENSBORO PA". Large cobalt stripe below rim. Center of signature with stenciled rose motif. Desirable form. A 5" hairline from rim on reverse. A large Y-shaped hairline onderside, which partway up front of crock, curving into the letter "H" in "HAMILTON". A 3 1/4" inverted Y-shaped separation crack on interior of rim, which occurred in the firing and is not visible on exterior. A small chip to interior of rim. A few minor chips to lower rim molding. Some minor surface wear to rim. H 5 1/4" ; Diameter 8 1/2".
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