Outstanding att. Abraham Mead (Greenwich, CT) Stoneware Jar, 18th century

October 26, 2019 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 341

Price Realized: $354.00

($300 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Abraham Mead, Greenwich, CT, circa 1775, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a slip-trailed flowering plant design. Cobalt highlights to the terminals of one handle. Other handle lacking cobalt highlights, probably an oversight by the potter. Shoulder incised with a "7" or sideways "A". The same side includes what appears to be a large faintly-incised script "H" or other letter. An inner rim on the jar indicates this piece was designed to hold a lid. While the form and color of this jar indicate it was made by Abraham Mead, the vessel's floral motif is rare in this potter's oeuvre. This example may have been early in Mead's career, while apprenticing in Greenwich for Adam States, Sr. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor decades ago. A few base chips. A rim chip. A 7/8" shallow flake to top of rim. Small chips to inner rim, where a lid would rest. A 6" hairline on side of jar. Small flakes to underside, probably in-the-firing. H 9 1/4".