Lot #: 13
Price Realized: $1,440.00
($1,200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: The American ceramics market frequently changes, often dramatically. 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Impressed Floral Motifs, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK," early 19th century, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flared rim, the front decorated with a large-sized Clarkson Crolius, Sr. maker's mark above an impressed flower blossom motif. Reverse decorated with same floral motif impressed four times, an unusual treatment. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and impressed designs. Desirable form, size, and decoration. Provenance: A recently-surfaced example, originally found by a member of the consignor's family in Ridgefield, CT. Rim and base chips. A fairly tight spider crack to shoulder/midsection on right side of jar. A small piece of adhered clay to shoulder on front. H 10".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Extremely Important Stoneware Flowerpot w/ Elaborate Incised Birds, att. Morgan, Baltimore, 1820's
Henry Remmey, Baltimore Stoneware Incised Birds Pitcher
Remmey, Philadelphia Stoneware Bank w/ Incised Bird
Important COERLEARS HOOK / N. YORK (Thomas Commeraw) Stoneware Jar
Exceedingly Rare & Important Remmey, Philadelphia Stoneware Face Jug
Important Stoneware Vase Made by Henry H. Remmey for His Wife, Philadelphia, 1871
Very Rare Henry Remmey, Baltimore, MD Stoneware Incised Bird Pitcher, c1825
