NEW JERSEY STONEWARE Auction Highlights

Kemple Pottery, Ringoes, New Jersey, Stoneware Jar
$10,350
Kemple Pottery, Ringoes, New Jersey, Stoneware Jar
11/03/2012
T. WARNE. Co / SOUTH AMBOY Stoneware Jug
$8,855
T. WARNE. Co / SOUTH AMBOY Stoneware Jug
07/17/2010
WARNE & LETTs 1807 / LIBERTY FOREV / S. AMBOY. N. JERSY Stoneware Jug
$8,280
WARNE & LETTs 1807 / LIBERTY FOREV / S. AMBOY. N. JERSY Stoneware Jug
07/17/2010
James Morgan, Cheesequake, NJ Stoneware Jar, 18th Century
$7,590
James Morgan, Cheesequake, NJ Stoneware Jar, 18th Century
03/21/2009
Northeastern US (possibly NJ) Stoneware Jug w/ Incised Bird Holding a Fish
$6,900
Northeastern US (possibly NJ) Stoneware Jug w/ Incised Bird Holding a Fish
03/08/2008
Early NJ Stoneware Jug, attrib. Capt. James Morgan, Cheesequake
$6,038
Early NJ Stoneware Jug, attrib. Capt. James Morgan, Cheesequake
11/01/2008
LIBERTY FOREV / WARNE & LETTs 1807 / S. AMBOY. N. JERSY Stoneware Jar
$5,175
LIBERTY FOREV / WARNE & LETTs 1807 / S. AMBOY. N. JERSY Stoneware Jar
07/17/2010
Early New Jersey Stoneware Jar w/ Cobalt and Manganese Decoration
$4,840
Early New Jersey Stoneware Jar w/ Cobalt and Manganese Decoration
05/21/2005
ELIZ TOWN-N.J (Elizabethtown, NJ) Stoneware Pint Jar
$4,620
ELIZ TOWN-N.J (Elizabethtown, NJ) Stoneware Pint Jar
10/30/2004
WARNE & LETT
$4,600
WARNE & LETT's Liberty Forever Jug (South Amboy, NJ)
03/05/2011
WARNE & LETTS 1806 / S. AMBOY. N. JERSY NJ Stoneware Jar
$4,400
WARNE & LETTS 1806 / S. AMBOY. N. JERSY NJ Stoneware Jar
05/21/2005
WARNE / S. AMBOY N. JERSY (Thomas Warne, South Amboy, NJ) Stoneware Jar
$4,025
WARNE / S. AMBOY N. JERSY (Thomas Warne, South Amboy, NJ) Stoneware Jar
10/29/2011
Early NJ Sun Face Jar, attrib. Xerxes Price, South Amboy
$3,850
Early NJ Sun Face Jar, attrib. Xerxes Price, South Amboy
10/30/2004
Early NJ Stoneware Jar, 18th century, Kemple, Ringoes, NJ
$3,575
Early NJ Stoneware Jar, 18th century, Kemple, Ringoes, NJ
05/21/2005
Early New York City or NJ Stoneware Jar
$3,520
Early New York City or NJ Stoneware Jar
11/05/2005
Stoneware Jar w/ "Watch Spring" Decoration, attrib. Capt. James Morgan, Cheesequake, NJ
$2,970
Stoneware Jar w/ "Watch Spring" Decoration, attrib. Capt. James Morgan, Cheesequake, NJ
11/04/2006
In New Jersey, eighteenth century potteries operated in places like South Amboy, Ringoes, and Trenton, and this early work is highly prized by stoneware collectors. The later work of potters like Warne & Letts (with their iconic "Liberty Forev[er]" jugs) and other Middlesex County potters has likewise been long-treasured as an important part of our American ceramic history. Eventually New Jersey stoneware makers--like Fulper in Flemington--would embrace the trends of New York State and New England potters, producing straight-sided vessels adorned with floral designs, birds, and script advertising for local merchants.