Lot #: 107
Price Realized: $3,450.00
($3,000 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Possibly Unique Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Rooster and Floral Decorations, attributed to R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and semi-squared rim, decorated with split-stemmed floral motifs above a highly unusual brushed design of a rooster with comb, wattle, and incised eye, standing atop a stylized ground. Figural-decorated stoneware from Eastern Pennsylvania is considered very rare. This jar is one of only two examples of Grier stoneware with figural decoration that we have seen. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 12 3/4".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Extremely Rare "R. J. GRIER," Chester Co., PA Stoneware Crock
Very Fine Southeastern PA Redware Sugar Bowl w/ Elaborate Three-Color Slip Floral Decoration
Extremely Rare Signed R. J. GRIER (Chester County, PA) Stoneware Crock
Extremely Rare Double-Crimped Redware Flowerpot with Profuse Cobalt and Manganese Decoration
Exceptional Southeastern Pennsylvania Redware Dish with Two-Color Slip Bird Decoration, 1807
Outstanding Redware Tea Canister, probably Southeastern PA, late 18th / early 19th century
Important Pint-Sized Stoneware Jar att. R.J. Grier, Chester County, PA, with Self-Portrait
