Lot #: 326
Price Realized: $2,185.00
($1,900 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Extremely Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Harvest Jug, attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1875, domed form with small and large spouts and arching handle, decorated on the front and back with a brushed cobalt flower with multiple leaves extending from the stem. Spouts decorated with cobalt brushwork. A very desirable American stoneware form, highly unusual in work of the Remmey family. Y-shaped crack on underside. Crack continues 4 1/2" up one side of jug, where it forms a Y, as well as 1" up from base on same side of jug. Small chip to larger spout. Wear to smaller spout. H (to top of handle) 11".
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