Lot #: 30
Price Realized: $960.00
($800 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Fine One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Incised Floral Decoration, Stamped "J. REMMEY / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW YORK," John Remmey III, Manhattan, NY, early 19th century, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, impressed on the front with the cobalt-highlighted maker's mark of John Remmey III. Reverse decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a central flower bud emanating from a cluster of splayed leaves. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. An inverted J-shaped crack descending from rim to midsection on front. A small in-the-firing ping to top of rim on reverse. Some shallow, in-the-firing chipping to base, which is glazed over. A small shallow chip to proper right handle. Typical iron pings to surface and an in-the-firing discolored area to front. Traces of old black paint or residue to interior rim area. H 9 1/4".
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