Very Rare Stoneware Sundial att. Richard Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, Inscribed "H. C. Bailey"
July 20, 2019 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 24
Price Realized: $3,422.00
($2,900 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. Please Contact Us for a Current, Accurate assessment of your items.
Auction Highlight: July 20, 2019 Auction | Philadelphia Stoneware
Thank you to everyone who participated in our October 26 auction! Please see our latest News posting for notes about invoices, etc.
Very Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Presentation Sundial, Inscribed "H.C. Bailey", attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1885, wheel-thrown circular slab with incised Roman numerals and minute markings and impressed North, South, and East notations, all highlighted in cobalt slip. Additionally incised with the cobalt-highlighted owner's name, "H.C. Bailey", at base. Includes original brass gnomon. Exceptional form. One of two examples of an American stoneware sundial that we have ever offered. Literature: A similar example in the collection of Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library in Winterthur, DE, is incised "H.R. Mitchell / Philada" and illustrated on page 5 of Phil Schaltenbrand's Big Ware Turners. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some expected oxidation to gnomon. Diameter 8 1/4".
Click images to enlarge.
