Exceptional EXCELSIOR WORKS / Isaac Hewitt, Jr. / RICES LANDING, PA Stoneware Jar

Fall 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 7

Price Realized: $5,400.00

($4,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Exceptional Five-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "EXCELSIOR WORKS / Isaac Hewitt, Jr. / RICES LANDING, PA.," circa 1875, semi-ovoid jar with semi-rounded rim, tooled shoulder, incised banding to midsection, and applied lug handles, decorated across the shoulder with a finely-brushed fuchsia motif featuring spotted blossoms, below two freehand stripes. Remainder of jar features Isaac Hewitt, Jr. maker's stenciling along with a series of freehand spots flanked by scrollwork above and a wavy stripe with cobalt-script "5" flanked by scrolled vining below, all applied between additional straight and wavy freehand stripes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Featuring outstanding top-to-bottom freehand and stenciled decoration, this jar is among the finest examples of Hewitt's work that we have offered. Very nice condition with some surface wear, primarily to reverse. H 15 3/4".