Lot #: 133
Price Realized: $2,640.00
($2,200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Fine Eight-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "Hamilton & Jones / Greensboro, PA," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with elaborate freehand fuchsia vines and stripes above Hamilton & Jones maker's stenciling, flanked by graduated horizontal stripes. Further decorated below with a freehand "8" surrounded by spots and additional freehand stripes to base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Includes wooden lid. Very nice condition with some bubbling to cobalt, a 1 1/8" glazed-over ping at base, and minor surface wear. H 19 3/4".
Important Note: This piece is too large to be sent via our standard in-house shipping. It should either be picked up at our gallery or shipped using a third-party shipper of your choice.
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