Lot #: 451
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Tree-of-Life Decoration, attributed to Stephen B. Sweeney, Henrico County, VA, circa 1838-1863, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and flared rim with interior flange to hold a lid, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed and slip-trailed tree-of-life design. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. The design on this jar, based on Henry Lowndes' iconic tree-of-life motif, is indicative of the transfer of decorative styles within the James River potting community. The jar's flared-rim form with inner lid seat is unusual for this maker. One handle professionally-restored. An in-the-firing separation to interior rim and shoulder area, not visible on exterior. A few rim chips.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Important "Look this Way for Henry Clay" Baltimore Redware Jug w/ Incised Bird
Rare John P. Schermerhorn 3 Gal. Stoneware Pitcher w/ Profuse Cobalt Decoration
Outstanding probably James River Basin, Virginia Stoneware Handled Flask Inscribed "C. Chain / 1851"
Exceptional James River, VA Stoneware Milkpan w/ Fox and Chicken Scene, probably Schermerhorn
H Lowndes / Manufactor / Petersburg / Va Stoneware Jar
Very Rare attrib. Lowndes, Petersburg, VA Stoneware Pitcher
Extremely Rare att. Stephen Sweeney (Henrico County, VA) Jug w/ Richmond Advertising
Extremely Rare James River, Virginia, Stoneware Pitcher, circa 1820-30
