Lot #: 475
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Three Pieces of Ohio Stoneware, mid 19th century, a one-gallon ovoid jar, stamped "I.M. MEAD & Co"; a two-gallon ovoid jar, stamped "E.H. MERRILL"; and a two-gallon churn or cylindrical jar, stamped "C.J. MERRILL". All with cobalt highlights to maker's marks and handle terminals. Mead jar in excellent condition. Merrill jar with staining, chips on interior of rim, a thin crack from rim, a hairline to shoulder area, and a large circular in-the-firing flaw to reverse. Merrill churn with wear to one handle and rim chips.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Exceptional Anna Pottery Pig Bottle from Steamboat Fleetwood to the Cincinnati Weekly Times
Extremely Important Anna Pottery President Grover Cleveland Pitcher
Exceedingly Rare and Important Twenty-Gallon Stoneware Face Water Cooler
Exceptional Miniature Stoneware Churn w/ Detailed Incised Bird, Inscribed "Mary"
Outstanding 10 Gal. Ohio Stoneware Crock w/ Incised Peacock
Extremely Rare and Important "OHIO" Stoneware Inkstand Dated "1829"
Monumental 8-Gal. Ohio Stoneware Water Cooler w/ Incised Federal Eagle Design
