America's Premier Auction of Stoneware & Redware Pottery ... Now Featuring Antiques & Decorative Arts
FEATURED LOTS, MARCH 3, 2012 STONEWARE AUCTION
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These are featured items that will be sold in our next auction, and are only a few examples of the hundreds of lots we will be selling then. Our full-color catalog illustrating all lots w/ detailed descriptions and conditions is usually shipped about two weeks before each sale; a complete online version is also posted around that time.
Very Rare Molded Stoneware Fish Pitcher, probably Midwestern, second half 19th century.
This highly unusual figural pitcher was copied from a majolica example of the period, and decorated with numerous incised scales. The body is decorated with a purplish-black slip, composed of cobalt and manganese.
This highly unusual figural pitcher was copied from a majolica example of the period, and decorated with numerous incised scales. The body is decorated with a purplish-black slip, composed of cobalt and manganese.
Exceptional Inkstand. Heart-Shaped Stoneware Inkstand with Original Well, Sander, and Profuse Slip-Trailed Cobalt Decoration, second quarter 19th century. L 5 1/2".
This important new discovery in American stoneware exhibits an outstanding heart-shaped form, large size, and brilliant color. The color is consistent with early Philadelphia and Baltimore stoneware, suggesting this piece may be the work of master potter, Henry Remmey, Jr., who was active in both cities. One of the finest examples of American stoneware to surface in several years. Provenance: Purchased at a New Jersey flea market approximately thirty years ago.
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This important new discovery in American stoneware exhibits an outstanding heart-shaped form, large size, and brilliant color. The color is consistent with early Philadelphia and Baltimore stoneware, suggesting this piece may be the work of master potter, Henry Remmey, Jr., who was active in both cities. One of the finest examples of American stoneware to surface in several years. Provenance: Purchased at a New Jersey flea market approximately thirty years ago.
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Important Figural Jug. Unique Stoneware Jug with Incised Bust of a Devil and a Goat, New York State origin, probably Manhattan, early 19th century. H 15 3/4". Literature: American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840, Sumpter Priddy, 2004. Provenance: Ex-Don Walters; Ex-Sumpter Priddy.
This boldly-decorated jug features a large devil's bust facing the right, complete with horns, goatee, and long nose. Facing the left, however, is an entirely different face, that of a long-bearded billy goat, created from the left side of devil's face and his ribbed neck. Illustrated and discussed in Sumpter Priddy's seminal work, American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840, the jug's devil motif is likely evocative of the "demon rum" contained inside.
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This boldly-decorated jug features a large devil's bust facing the right, complete with horns, goatee, and long nose. Facing the left, however, is an entirely different face, that of a long-bearded billy goat, created from the left side of devil's face and his ribbed neck. Illustrated and discussed in Sumpter Priddy's seminal work, American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840, the jug's devil motif is likely evocative of the "demon rum" contained inside.
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Outstanding Remmey Pitcher. Extremely Rare and Fine Salt-Glazed Stoneware Pitcher with Elaborate Incised Floral Decoration, Dated 1856, attributed to Henry H. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA. H 9". Provenance: From a forty-year private collection.
This exceptional pitcher is one of a small number of lavishly-incised examples produced by the Remmey family during their tenure in Philadelphia. The use of a very light colored clay body, brilliant cobalt, and a highly-unusual white-colored slip on the interior, indicate Remmey was attempting to produce one of his most high-styled pieces to date.
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This exceptional pitcher is one of a small number of lavishly-incised examples produced by the Remmey family during their tenure in Philadelphia. The use of a very light colored clay body, brilliant cobalt, and a highly-unusual white-colored slip on the interior, indicate Remmey was attempting to produce one of his most high-styled pieces to date.
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Ten-Gallon Double-Handled Stoneware Jug with Bold Folk Art Grape Vine Decoration, Ohio origin, mid 19th century.
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