Lot #: 122
Price Realized: $2,760.00
($2,300 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.
Very Rare Stoneware Flask with Cobalt Inscription "pint," probably Henry Remmey, Sr., Baltimore, MD, circa 1820, bottle-shaped vessel with flattened sides and flaring spout, decorated along the edges with a brushed cobalt leaf or tassel design. Decorated with the word "pint" in cobalt script on front. Color and decoration are consistent with Baltimore stoneware produced by Henry Remmey, Sr. For a wine cooler with similar decoration and inscription "Wine," see Ceramics in America 2004, p. 148. Mint condition. H 7 1/8".
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