Lot #: 44
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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.
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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