Lot #: 252
Price Realized: $480.00
($400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "H. MYERS," Henry Remmey & Henry H. Remmey at Henry Myers Baltimore Stoneware Manufactory, Baltimore, MD, circa 1825, ovoid jar with footed base, flared collar, and applied tab handles, decorated with a boldly-brushed garland motif on the front and reverse. Cobalt drape motif under each handle and highlights to tops of handles. Two rim chips and a few minor rim nicks. A 3 3/8" shallow in-the-firing flake to base on front. Hairlines on underside, continuing onto base, including a long horizontal hairline at base.
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