Lot #: 264
Price Realized: $2,300.00
($2,000 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 Half-Gallon Lidded Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Swag Decoration, Stamped "HAMILTON & PERSHING / JOHNSTOWN, PA", circa 1852-1855, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and tall, flaring collar, decorated around the shoulder with a series of brushed, graduated swags. Impressed with the rare and elaborate maker's mark of the Johnstown, PA firm of Hamilton & Pershing near the shoulder. Jar includes a fitting salt-glazed stoneware lid, probably original to the piece. Appealing form and desirable, early Johnstown maker. Jar and lid in excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 8 1/8".
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