Patriotic Stoneware Jar by Jerry Beaumont, Sunnybrook, MD Commemorating AMERICA 250

Summer 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 405

Price Realized: $660.00

($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Unique Stoneware American 250th Anniversary Jar with Cobalt-Decorated Design of a Standing Man with American Flags, Inscribed "250" and "USA / 250," Stamped "J. BEAUMONT / SUNNYBROOK, MD" and Inscribed "Jerry Beaumount / 2026," Jerry Beaumont, Sunnybrook, MD, 2026, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a hatted man holding two large American flags on poles with pennant finials, standing atop a cross-hatched circular platform. Stylized plants behind figure. Inscribed "250" at shoulder, honoring the 250th anniversary of American Independence. Reverse decorated with an American flag emerging from a stylized sunrise motif, below the inscription, "USA / 250," flanked by leaves. Cobalt-highlighted maker's mark at shoulder. Incised on underside with the signature and date, "Jerry Beaumont / 2026," along with a cross. According to Beaumont, this jar is a one-of-a-kind creation- the only piece with this combined decoration and capacity he will ever produce. Beaumont along with his wife, Janet, operate one of the last production potteries in the country specializing in salt-glazed, cobalt-decorated stoneware, continuing this tradition into our nation's 250th year. As-made condition with bloated spots. H 14 3/4".