Lot #: 20
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 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.
Three-Gallon Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Incised Foliate Decoration, Manhattan, NY origin, probably Crolius Family, circa 1810, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder and open loop handles, decorated on the front and reverse with an incised and cobalt-highlighted foliate motif. Brushed cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Significant sealed cracks to base and underside, including a few small filled spots on underside. Long cracks from rim, including a small filled hole along crack on one side. A 2" x 1" filled section to rim. One handle reglued. Small rim chips, two of which are filled. In-the-firing residue to base area.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Exceedingly Important "Morgan Maker" (William Morgan, Baltimore, 1822-27) Stoneware Water Cooler
Early "Bill Remey" New York City Stoneware Jar w/ Outrageous Inscription
Henry Remmey, Baltimore Stoneware Incised Bird Pitcher
Highly Important and Monumental Remmey Family Masterwork, Philadelphia, 1828
Exceedingly Rare Richard Remmey, Philadelphia, Stoneware Puzzle Mug
