Fine Two-Gallon Henry H. Remmey (Philadelphia) Stoneware Pitcher

October 26, 2019 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 401

Price Realized: $1,888.00

($1,600 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Pitcher with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Henry H. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1835, ovoid pitcher with tooled spout, footed base, and ribbed strap handle, decorated on the front with a tall flowering plant bearing nine blossoms, flanked on each side by assymetrical floral motifs. The left side features a double-stemmed flowering plant bearing drooping, fan-shaped blossoms. The right side features a single tulip or bell flower emanating from a leafy stem. Collar decorated with a wavy garland bearing leaves and fan-shaped blossoms. Handle decorated with a series of vertically-brushed cobalt flowers. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals, the base of the handle further decorated with elaborate cobalt brushwork, including a series of vertical swags and a hanging fan-shaped blossom. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a long-term New England collection. A long inverted J-shaped crack on right side of pitcher, emanating from the underside, which has been restored. A few additional lines to underside, which extend a short distance onto base. Old circumferential painted restoration to interior of pitcher near base, possibly covering a surface line that is not visible on the exterior. H 13".