Very Rare Brown Bros. (Huntington, Long Island) Epigraph Stoneware: "I Will Stop Home"

Spring 2024 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 73

Price Realized: $3,480.00

($2,900 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Very Rare Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Epigraph Crock, Inscribed "I WILL STOP HOME," Stamped "BROWN BROTHER , / HUNTINGTON, / L.I.," circa 1870-1885, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, featuring the slip-trailed cobalt inscription, "I / WILL / STOP / HOME," accented with flourishes at the base. The Brown brothers' famous epigraph vessels are regarded as this family's most prized products, with less than twenty such examples known. This work features a thoughtful maxim about the connectedness between a person, his home, and family. Excellent condition with only minor flaws: some short lines to rim, a 4" in-the-firing line from rim on interior (not visible on exterior), a minuscule nick to one handle, and exfoliation to the Albany slip on the interior base. H 10 1/2".

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