Lot #: 11
Price Realized: $1,320.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Stenciled and Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "Hamilton & Jones / Greensboro / Greene Co. Pa", circa 1870, ovoid jar with tooled midsection and semi-rounded rim, decorated throughout with freehand cobalt stripes and vining, interspersed with the elaborate stenciled signature, "Hamilton & Jones / Greensboro / Greene Co. Pa.". Base with boldfaced stenciled "2", flanked by stenciled oak leaves. An excellent example of combined freehand and stenciled decoration from one of Western Pennsylvania's premier stoneware manufactories. A thin 3 1/2" crack from rim on right side of jar's front. A 3/4" rim chip on reverse. Some minor surface wear. H 10 1/4".
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