Extremely Rare J. REMMEY / NEW-YORK Stoneware Jar w/ Incised and Impressed Foliate Decorations
Fall 2024 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 129
Estimate: $2,500-$3,500.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $500.
Extremely Rare One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Incised and Impressed Foliate Decorations, Stamped "J. REMMEY. / NEW-YORK," John Remmey III, Manhattan, NY origin, circa 1810, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and slightly-flared rim, impressed with the large cobalt-highlighted maker's mark, "J. REMMEY. / NEW-YORK," at the shoulder, above a highly unusual impressed one-and-a-half-gallon capacity mark and two well-detailed leaves. Reverse decorated with a large incised and cobalt-highlighted foliate design emanating from an oval or piece of fruit. This jar is only the second example of John Remmey III stoneware that we have seen with an impressed leaf design or impressed capacity mark. It ranks among the finer examples of John Remmey III stoneware that we have ever offered. Provenance: Originally found in the Southern U.S.; Crocker Farm, Inc., July 19, 2014, lot 3. Very nice condition for pieces by this maker. Small rim chips. A 1 1/2" line from rim, barely visible on exterior. A 1" chip on underside at edge with a 2 1/2" surface line extending throughout it only on underside, not visible on interior. A minor base nick. H 10".
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