Fine HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO, PA Stoneware Canning Jar w/ Cherries
October 28, 2017 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 287
Price Realized: $2,596.00
($2,200 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
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Fine Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled Cherries Motif, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES. / GREENSBORO. PA.", circa 1875, large-sized canning jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim with wax sealer interior, the front decorated with a stenciled cluster of cherries below the diagonally-stenciled maker's mark, "HAMILTON & JONES. / GREENSBORO. PA.". This canning jar is the largest example with cherries decoration we have seen. The inclusion of full "HAMILTON & JONES. / GREENSBORO. PA" maker's stenciling, applied diagonally, is also unusual. Excellent condition with some wear to inner canning jar rim. H 10".
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(Our next auction takes place October 26, 2019.)
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