Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
Lot 64

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA STENCILED STONEWARE JUG

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA STENCILED STONEWARE JUG, salt-glazed, designated two-gallon capacity, semi-ovoid form with ringed mouth, beaded neck ring, and applied strap handle with medial ridge and thumb-pressed lower terminal. Stenciled cobalt "JAS. HAMILTON & CO / GREENSBORO / PA.", double stenciled "2" below, brushed cobalt dashes to shoulder and a stripe above base, additional cobalt to top handle terminal. Circa 1870. 14" HOA. 

Condition

Mostly undamaged, except having a shallow chip to top of mouth and some minute flakes to ring on mouth and shoulder.

From a Virginia private collection.