Lot #: 208
Price Realized: $2,400.00
($2,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Scarce Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "N. COOPER / MAYSVILLE, KY," attributed to William "Leet" Hamilton, Greensboro, PA, circa 1860, semi-ovoid jar with incised banding to midsection, tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and grooved lug handles, brush-decorated with freehand vining between stripes at the upper half. Further decorated below with a large, cobalt-script "5" flanked by vertical wavy stripes, underscored by a horizontal wavy stripe. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Reverse impressed with Newton Cooper merchant mark. A 1 3/8" flake and small chip to reverse end of proper left handle. A small chip to front end of proper right handle. Light surface wear. Minor paint residue to reverse. In-the-firing discoloration to reverse. Very minor surface crazing to underside, not visible on interior. H 15 1/4".
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