Very Rare J P S Stoneware Jar, attrib. John P. Schermerhorn, Richmond, VA, c1825

Summer 2024 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 389

Price Realized: $3,480.00

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

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Very Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Impressed "J P S," attributed to John P. Schermerhorn, Richmond, VA, circa 1825, semi-ovoid jar with inwardly-tapering shoulder and flattened rim, brush-decorated around the shoulder with a series of swags and at the midsection with a large cobalt pinwheel motif. Impressed on underside with the initials "J P S." According to Russ and Schermerhorn, in their article, "Rockett's Red Glare," from Ceramics in America 2005, jars of this type are Richmond products of Schermerhorn that reflect his training in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Literature: see pg. 88 of Ceramics in America 2005 for a related example. Provenance: Crocker Farm, Inc., May 20, 2006, lot 198. Rim and base chips. H 10 3/4".