H. Myers, Baltimore, MD Stoneware Crock

October 31, 2009 Stoneware Auction

Price Realized: $1,380.00 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).

Scarce Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "H. MYERS," attributed to Henry Remmey, Sr., Baltimore, MD, circa 1825, ovoid jar with tooled foot, flared rim, and applied tab handles, decorated on both sides with boldly-brushed cobalt leaves flanking a large fan-shaped flower. Heavy cobalt brushwork around the top and sides of handles and vertically-striped brushwork under handles. Impressed with rare, smaller-sized variation of the Henry Myers merchant mark at shoulder. One of the finer examples of Myers stoneware to be sold in recent years. Excellent condition. A 3/8" stone ping on one side. Base chip. Additional small in-the-making base chip. In-the-firing separations on underside, which do not extend through to interior. Very faint lines at base. H 13 1/2".

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