Rare and Fine LIBERTY FOREVER (South Amboy, New Jersey) Stoneware Jar, early 19th century

Fall 2024 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 51

Estimate: $1,500-$2,500.A Note About Estimates

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Sold!  $1,300.

Rare and Fine Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Impressed Decoration, Stamped "LIBERTY FOREV / S.AMBOY.N.JERSY," Thomas Warne and Joshua Letts, South Amboy, NJ, early 19th century, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, the front impressed with a pointing hand and the inscription, "LIBERTY FOREV," all within a sawtoothed border, underscored by the town name, "S.AMBOY.N.JERSY." Midsection of jar decorated with two impressed scallop-edged drape motifs, highlighted in cobalt. Rim with coggled column design within a sawtoothed border. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. One handle professionally restored. A 3 1/2" diagonal hairline from rim. A 1 1/4" rim chip on reverse. A small in-the-firing chip to top of rim. A few typical in-the-firing flaws to surface including some salt residue. Small base chips, one of which is glazed over. H 10 3/4".

Rare and Fine LIBERTY FOREVER (South Amboy, New Jersey) Stoneware Jar, early 19th centuryRare and Fine LIBERTY FOREVER (South Amboy, New Jersey) Stoneware Jar, early 19th centuryRare and Fine LIBERTY FOREVER (South Amboy, New Jersey) Stoneware Jar, early 19th centuryRare and Fine LIBERTY FOREVER (South Amboy, New Jersey) Stoneware Jar, early 19th century

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