Very Unusual James River, Virginia Stoneware Jar Inscribed "13"

October 26, 2019 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 305

Price Realized: $236.00

($200 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Very Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Apothecary Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Incised "13," James River Valley of VA origin, circa 1830, cylindrical jar with tapered shoulder and semi-rounded mouth, elaborately-decorated around the shoulder with brushed drape, swag, and hanging floral motifs. Incised above with the number, "13". The jar's size, cylindrical form, and number inscription stylistically relate it to other 19th century ceramic and glass apothecary jars from both America and Europe, perhaps most notably the slip-decorated redware examples produced by Nathaniel Seymour in East Hartford, CT, circa 1818-1832. The jar's cobalt decoration is rarely seen in James River production, based upon designs found on stoneware produced by Henry Remmey and his son, Henry Harrison Remmey, in Baltimore for the merchant, Henry Myers. Large, sealed jagged crack extending from shoulder to underside, where it forms a tight spider crack with surface flake, including a possible 1 7/8" reglued section to underside. A 2 1/4" rim chip and other lesser rim chips.