Lot #: 73
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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 Rockingham Rebekah-at-the-Well Teapot, Stamped "J. MAYER / TRENTON, N.J", circa 1870, molded teapot with relief image on two sides of a woman standing beside a well, embossed "REBEKAH AT THE WELL" below. Surface decorated with a reddish-brown glaze over a yellowish ground. Underside impressed with large impressed mark of J. Mayer, proprietor of the Arsenal Pottery of Trenton, NJ. Includes domed lid with relief leaf motif. Faint maker's mark to underside of teapot. Teapot in excellent condition with a 1/2" in-the-firing contact mark near base of spout. Lid with losses and a large reglued section. The lid has a somewhat different color to the clay and glaze, suggesting it may not be original to this specific teapot. H (including lid) 7".
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