Lot #: 43
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Small-Sized Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "H. MYERS," Baltimore Stoneware Manufactory, Baltimore, MD, circa 1825, approximately one-half-gallon to three-quart ovoid jar with footed base and squared rim, decorated with a brushed leafy garland extending completely around the jar's circumference. Impressed on shoulder with lightly-stamped "H. MYERS" mark. This stamp was employed circa 1825 at the Baltimore Stoneware Manufactory, owned by merchant, Henry Myers, and operated by New-York-trained potter, Henry Remmey, and his son, Henry Harrison Remmey. Desirable form, size, and color. A hairline extending across underside and 1 1/2" up base. Small base chips. Two in-the-firing contact marks, which are fairly inocuous and smooth. H 8 7/8".
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