Lot #: 44
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Scarce Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "H. MYERS," Baltimore Stoneware Manufactory, Baltimore, MD, circa 1825, nicely-potted, ovoid jar with footed base and squared rim, decorated with a boldly-brushed leafy garland extending completely around its circumference. Shoulder impressed with "H. MYERS" mark above an x-shaped stamped. Made 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. Rim chips. Two minor base chips. Two in-the-firing contact marks to shoulder, one of which includes a smooth pieces of adhered clay. A few short, faint lines to base. Two very faint surface lines to underside. H 7 3/4".
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