Lot #: 253
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled Eagle Motif, Inscribed "Star", Hamilton & Jones, Star Pottery, Greensboro, PA, circa 1875, tapered jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded wax sealer rim, decorated with a stenciled cobalt design of a Federal eagle clutching olive branches and arrows, holding a banner, inscribed "Star", within its beak. An approximately 3 1/2" hairline from rim. A few minor chips to interior of rim and a small chip to inner wax sealer rim. A base chip. H 8 1/2".
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