Fine EXCELSIOR WORKS / Isaac Hewitt, Jr. / RICES LANDING, PA Stoneware Jar

Fall 2024 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 253

Estimate: $800-$1,200.A Note About Estimates

Minimum Bid: $200.

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Fine Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stenciled "EXCELSIOR WORKS / Isaac Hewitt, Jr. / RICES LANDING, PA.," circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and ribbed lug handles, brush-decorated with an undulating vine bearing Germanic tulip blossoms. Isaac Hewitt, Jr. maker's stenciling below. Freehand straight and wavy stripe decoration throughout. Base with freehand "3" flanked foliate devices. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. This example features stronger cobalt than is typically found in Hewitt's work. Two adjacent 7/8" chips to reverse end of proper left handle. A small chip to interior of rim. Some light wear to cobalt and minor staining to reverse. H 13 1/4".



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