Summer 2023 Auction Featured Photos

Exceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt LandscapeExceptional WEST TROY POTTERY Stoneware Keg with Elaborate Cobalt Landscape

American Stoneware Masterwork. Highly Important Twenty-Gallon Stoneware Barrel with Extravagant Cobalt Decoration of a Town Scene on the Water, Stamped Twice "WEST TROY / POTTERY," circa 1875.

Grand in size and over-the-top in its slip-trailed cobalt decoration, this work depicts a three-steepled building capped by a flag, a smaller house with incised arrow weathervane, split-rail fences, numerous trees and shrubs with sponged foliage, and a body of water with sailboat. Though executed in cobalt slip on fired clay, the decoration may be inspired by Hudson River School oil paintings of the same period and region. The scene, measuring 15 1/2" tall and roughly 26" long around the curve of the vessel, is among the largest hand-applied cobalt images known on a piece of 19th century American pottery. Possibly made as a storefront piece to advertise West Troy stoneware, the barrel last sold at Skinner Auction in Bolton, MA in October of 1984, having been consigned by well-known NY State stoneware collector, Wilson Berry. At the time, it sold for $13,200 ($12,000 + 10% buyer's premium) within the top few auction prices for a piece of American stoneware at the time. (The famed Elizabeth Crane stoneware punch bowl now in the collection of the American Folk Art Museum in New York had sold for $12,500 in 1978, then a world auction record for American stoneware.) The extravagance of this creation is nearly unprecedented in American stoneware, reminiscent in quality and grandeur to the designs found on a few select Norton keg-form coolers as well as the incised William Farrar "Broadway Cooler" sold in Crocker Farm's March 21, 2020 auction. Provenance: Ex-R.W. Skinner Gallery, Bolton, MA, October 26, 1984; Ex-Collection of Wilson Berry, McClean, NY; Ex-Joan and Larry Kindler, NY. Literature: Illustrated on the cover of Stoneware Collectors' Journal, For Collectors of Antique American Stoneware, Vol. 2, No. 1, January 1985. H 23".

Extremely Rare and Important Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Jar with Incised Decoration Impressed COERLEARS HOOK / N. YORKExtremely Rare and Important Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Jar with Incised Decoration Impressed COERLEARS HOOK / N. YORKExtremely Rare and Important Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Jar with Incised Decoration Impressed COERLEARS HOOK / N. YORKExtremely Rare and Important Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Jar with Incised Decoration Impressed COERLEARS HOOK / N. YORKExtremely Rare and Important Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Jar with Incised Decoration Impressed COERLEARS HOOK / N. YORKExtremely Rare and Important Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Jar with Incised Decoration Impressed COERLEARS HOOK / N. YORKExtremely Rare and Important Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Jar with Incised Decoration Impressed COERLEARS HOOK / N. YORKExtremely Rare and Important Thomas Commeraw Stoneware Jar with Incised Decoration Impressed COERLEARS HOOK / N. YORK

Cover Piece. Extremely Rare and Important Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Incised Floral Decoration, Stamped "COERLEARS HOOK" and "N. YORK," Thomas Commeraw, Corlears Hook, Manhattan, NY, circa 1797. This jar is one of roughly ten documented examples of Commeraw's work bearing freehand incised decoration. Its maker's mark indicates it was made during the potter's first years operating his own shop in Manhattan's Corlears Hook and predates pieces bearing the potter's well-known impressed swag-and-tassel motifs. Notably, this small group of stoneware is the only subset of Commeraw's work that can be confidently said to have been made by the potter himself, start to finish. Each of these works displays a uniformity of design and potting not seen on Commeraw's later works, which were made in a multi-handed workshop.

Furthermore, this is the only example of Commeraw's work bearing a classic design employed by the Crolius family, the family that had enslaved him as a small child, but also freed him and trained him to become one of America's most well-known stoneware manufacturers. Variants of this design are oft-repeated into the first decade of the 19th century on Clarkson Crolius, Sr. and some John Remmey III pieces, but date all the way back to the 1770's. (See, for example, a dated 1775 jug by John Crolius, Sr., in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.)

The jar's striking color, exhibited in both the glazed clay and applied cobalt slip, is the finest seen on Manhattan stoneware and was not easily achieved, speaking to Commeraw's clear skill in firing salt-glazed stoneware. Both its importance and beauty are underscored by its illustration on the cover of Brandt Zipp's highly praised book on Commeraw's life, Commeraw's Stoneware: The Life and Work of the First African-American Pottery Owner, published in September 2022. It is difficult to overstate the importance of this work at a time when Commeraw and other African-American potters are finally receiving widespread national attention.

Literature: Illustrated in Zipp, Commeraw's Stoneware: The Life and Work of the First African-American Pottery Owner, Cover and p. 65. H 11 1/2".

Extremely Rare and Important BOSTON Stoneware Jar with Bird-in-Tree Motif, Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th centuryExtremely Rare and Important BOSTON Stoneware Jar with Bird-in-Tree Motif, Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th centuryExtremely Rare and Important BOSTON Stoneware Jar with Bird-in-Tree Motif, Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th centuryExtremely Rare and Important BOSTON Stoneware Jar with Bird-in-Tree Motif, Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th centuryExtremely Rare and Important BOSTON Stoneware Jar with Bird-in-Tree Motif, Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th centuryExtremely Rare and Important BOSTON Stoneware Jar with Bird-in-Tree Motif, Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th centuryExtremely Rare and Important BOSTON Stoneware Jar with Bird-in-Tree Motif, Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th centuryExtremely Rare and Important BOSTON Stoneware Jar with Bird-in-Tree Motif, Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th century

Boston Masterwork. Extremely Rare and Important Stoneware Jar with Cobalt-Decorated Bird-in-Tree Motif, Stamped "BOSTON," Jonathan Fenton, Boston, MA, late 18th century. Featuring Fenton's elusive bird-with-grapes motif impressed four times within a brushed-cobalt tree, this jar survives as possibly Fenton's greatest stamp-decorated work known. The opposite side includes a single impression of the bird-with-grapes motif below Fenton's well-known "BOSTON" maker's mark. H 11 1/4".

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Social Commentary in Clay. Extremely Rare and Important Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug with Snake, Bird, and Bust Motifs, Inscribed "AF.RI.CA.," Muskingum County, OH origin, second or third quarter 19th century.

The imagery and inscription on this jug, together with its period of manufacture, suggest it draws inspiration from the African Colonization Movement, which sought to resettle North American blacks in West Africa. The snakes and crested bird with long bill, possibly a native African bird called a hoopoe, may be references to the exotic fauna associated with the continent. While the majority of the jug's decoration is applied with a brush, the borders of the snakes and the teeth of the figure on the reverse, presumably meant to represent an African man, are incised. Muskingum County, where this jug was made, was settled by both pro- and anti-slavery families from New England and the South, resulting in various conflicts in the region. Americans were, for many decades in the nineteenth century, embroiled in debate over Africa and what kind of a future African-Americans might find there, with whites on both sides of the slavery debate often sympathetic to the Colonization Movement's desire to effectively deport American blacks. An imaginative and allegorical work, rife with visual appeal in the American folk aesthetic. H 16".

Monumental Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Incised American Flag and Pewamo, Mich. AdvertisingMonumental Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Incised American Flag and Pewamo, Mich. AdvertisingMonumental Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Incised American Flag and Pewamo, Mich. AdvertisingMonumental Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Incised American Flag and Pewamo, Mich. AdvertisingMonumental Stoneware Jug with Elaborate Incised American Flag and Pewamo, Mich. Advertising

Michigan Masterwork. Monumental Double-Handled Stoneware Presentation Jug with Incised Flag Decoration, Inscribed "W.H. Triphugen Esq / Pewamo, MI," probably Akron, OH origin, third quarter 19th century. This important Midwestern work features an incised American flag emblazoned with twenty-six stars, signifying Michigan's inception into the Union in 1837 as the twenty-sixth state. Its combined decoration, size, and form create an object of high decorative appeal as well as significant rarity, the latter compounded by the jug's inscription for a resident of Michigan. H 24 1/4".

Exceptional Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Dog Carrying Basket Decoration, Stamped

Exceptional Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Dog Carrying Basket Decoration, Stamped "S. HART / FULTON," NY State origin, circa 1860. Among the best examples of this well-known Hart motif that we have offered, exhibiting superb color to the cobalt and broad coverage of the design over the jug's front. H 12 1/2".

Exceptional Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pheasant-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped

Outstanding Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Pheasant-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO. / BENNINGTON, VT.," circa 1860. One of the finest Norton single pheasants that we have ever offered, featuring exceptionally bold cobalt. H 14 3/4".

Very Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Batter Pail with Man-in-the-Moon Motif, Stamped Very Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Batter Pail with Man-in-the-Moon Motif, Stamped Very Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Batter Pail with Man-in-the-Moon Motif, Stamped Very Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Batter Pail with Man-in-the-Moon Motif, Stamped

Decoration, Form, and Maker. Very Rare One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Batter Pail with Sideburned Man-in-the-Moon Motif, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865. This work combines this pottery's most iconic motif with one of its most desirable forms. Attesting to its rarity, it is only the second signed Cowden & Wilcox batter pail with man-in-the-moon decoration that we have ever offered. It is the first rendering of the motif that we have sold to include a sideburn on the face. H (excluding lid) 8 1/2".

Exceptional Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Exceptional Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Exceptional Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Exceptional Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Exceptional Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped

Exceptional Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "T.H. WILLSON & CO. / HARRISBURG.PA," circa 1852-1855. Distinctive characteristics of the cobalt design indicate it was executed by Shem Thomas, a Harrisburg potter who had previously worked at the Thompson Harrington shop in Lyons, NY and owned his own pottery in Penn Yan, NY. In this case, as with other early Harrisburg pieces, Thomas is utilizing the slip cup decoration he learned in New York State. Shortly after this jar was made, Thomas would partner with John Young under the partnership "John Young & Co." at Willson's defunct shop on Filbert Street. Featuring exquisite decoration, superb color, and desirable slip-trailed application of the design, this work ranks as arguably the finest example of T.H. Willson stoneware that we have ever offered. H 14 3/4".

Fine Philadelphia Redware Plate

Rare Redware Plate with Yellow and Copper Slip Decoration, Philadelphia, PA origin, 18th century. This plate's typifies earlier-period Philadelphia redware with its wide rim coggling and combination of slip-trailed yellow slip and brushed copper slip. Usually found excavated in fragments, this work is a rare above-ground survivor. A closely-related dish is on display in the American Wing of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. Provenance: Northeast Auctions Sale of the Schnall Collection, Manchester NH, August 2, 2008. Diam. 10".

Fine Pennsylvania Redware Platter w/ Latticework DesignFine Pennsylvania Redware Platter w/ Latticework DesignFine Pennsylvania Redware Platter w/ Latticework Design

Rare and Fine Redware Loaf Dish with Latticework Slip Decoration, Philadelphia, PA origin, late 18th or early 19th century. Among the most heavily-decorated American redware loaf dishes to come to auction in years. Provenance: Ex-Collection Barry Cohen, New York, NY; Skinner, Inc. Dimensions: 13 1/2" x 11 1/2".

Extremely Rare and Fine SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG, VA Redware Pie Plate with Bold Copper Slip DecorationExtremely Rare and Fine SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG, VA Redware Pie Plate with Bold Copper Slip DecorationExtremely Rare and Fine SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG, VA Redware Pie Plate with Bold Copper Slip DecorationExtremely Rare and Fine SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG, VA Redware Pie Plate with Bold Copper Slip Decoration

Strasburg Slipware. Exceedingly Rare Octagonal Redware Dish with Quatrefoil Copper-Slip Floral Decoration, Stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG," Va origin, circa 1850-1880. Arguably the finest signed ceramic dish known in Shenandoah Valley pottery production, this work features Bell's distinctive slip-trailed tulip in sea-green copper slip based in the Hagerstown tradition. The dish's eight-lobed form was produced with relative frequency by Bell's brother, John, in Waynesboro, but is extremely rare among Strasburg members of this family. The condition is extraordinary and the maker's mark is a highly unusual variant in which the final line of the stamp, reading "Va.," is clearly omitted. We have seen this mark variant on only one other piece, a large slip-decorated bowl. The stamp is possibly a very short-lived mark used between Bell's two-line "SOLOMON BELL / Strasburg, Va.," maker's mark and his well-known three-line "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va." mark. Among the finest examples of signed Solomon Bell pottery to come to auction in years. Diam. 9 1/2".

Very Fine Pennsylvania Redware Dog FigureVery Fine Pennsylvania Redware Dog FigureVery Fine Pennsylvania Redware Dog FigureVery Fine Pennsylvania Redware Dog FigureVery Fine Pennsylvania Redware Dog FigureVery Fine Pennsylvania Redware Dog FigureVery Fine Pennsylvania Redware Dog FigureVery Fine Pennsylvania Redware Dog Figure

Lead-and-Manganese-Glazed Redware Figure of a Seated Dog on Base, PA origin, circa 1850-1880. Excellent condition with unusual doubly-stamped collar. L 4 1/4" ; H 4 1/2".

Fine Four-Gallon A.V. Boughner / Greensboro, PA Stoneware JarFine Four-Gallon A.V. Boughner / Greensboro, PA Stoneware JarFine Four-Gallon A.V. Boughner / Greensboro, PA Stoneware Jar

Outstanding Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Profuse Cobalt Freehand and Stenciled Thistle Decoration, Stenciled "A.V. Boughner, / Greensboro, Pa," circa 1865. Combining lavish brushwork, Greensboro's iconic stenciled thistle motif, and excellent color, this jar is among the finest examples of Boughner family stoneware to come to auction in years. H 12 7/8".

Rare 4 Gal. Stoneware Jar Marked T. S. BALSLEY / DETROIT, MICH.Rare 4 Gal. Stoneware Jar Marked T. S. BALSLEY / DETROIT, MICH.Rare 4 Gal. Stoneware Jar Marked T. S. BALSLEY / DETROIT, MICH.Rare 4 Gal. Stoneware Jar Marked T. S. BALSLEY / DETROIT, MICH.Rare 4 Gal. Stoneware Jar Marked T. S. BALSLEY / DETROIT, MICH.

Extremely Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Merchant Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "FROM / T.S. BALSLEY / DETROIT, MICH.," Western PA origin, circa 1860. H 14 1/2".

Fine Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug with Federal Eagle Motif, Stenciled

Fine Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug with Stenciled Federal Eagle Motif, Stenciled "T.F. REPPERT. / GREENSBORO, / PA.," circa 1880. H 14 1/2".

Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Simeon Bray, Evansville, IN, Stoneware Temperance Jug Inscribed

Rosetta Stone. Extremely Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Temperance Jug, Incised "B / 1885" and "Bray / 1885," Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, IN, 1885. Featuring a monkey curiously ascending the jug's spout, this Anna-inspired work is the only Bray temperance jug that we have seen signed with the potter's full last name, serving as a basis for attribution of related examples. H 7 3/4".

Extremely Rare Temperance Jug attrib. Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, IN, circa 1885Extremely Rare Temperance Jug attrib. Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, IN, circa 1885Extremely Rare Temperance Jug attrib. Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, IN, circa 1885Extremely Rare Temperance Jug attrib. Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, IN, circa 1885Extremely Rare Temperance Jug attrib. Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, IN, circa 1885Extremely Rare Temperance Jug attrib. Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, IN, circa 1885Extremely Rare Temperance Jug attrib. Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, IN, circa 1885

Anna Influence. Extremely Rare Cobalt-and-Albany-Slip-Decorated Stoneware Temperance Jug, attributed to Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, Indiana, circa 1885. An unusually large example of Bray's Kirkpatrick-inspired work and one of only two known examples featuring cobalt decoration. Provenance: Crocker Farm, March 24, 2018. H 7 3/4".

Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Incised

Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Temperance Jug, Incised "SLB" and "B- 1885," Simeon L. Bray, Evansville, IN, 1885. Featuring colorful, yellow-glazed highlights to the snake and human face, this work is potted in an unusually large size and is easily the tallest Bray temperance jug that we have offered. Provenance: Collection of Michael Hall and Pat Glascock, Hamtramck, MI. H 10".

Rare One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, John Davis Leopard or possibly Ussery Family, Bacon Level, Randolph County, AL, circa 1845.Rare One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, John Davis Leopard or possibly Ussery Family, Bacon Level, Randolph County, AL, circa 1845.Rare One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, John Davis Leopard or possibly Ussery Family, Bacon Level, Randolph County, AL, circa 1845.Rare One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, John Davis Leopard or possibly Ussery Family, Bacon Level, Randolph County, AL, circa 1845.Rare One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, John Davis Leopard or possibly Ussery Family, Bacon Level, Randolph County, AL, circa 1845.Rare One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, John Davis Leopard or possibly Ussery Family, Bacon Level, Randolph County, AL, circa 1845.Rare One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, John Davis Leopard or possibly Ussery Family, Bacon Level, Randolph County, AL, circa 1845.Rare One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, John Davis Leopard or possibly Ussery Family, Bacon Level, Randolph County, AL, circa 1845.

Rare One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Oxide Decoration, attributed to John Davis Leopard, Bacon Level, Randolph County, AL, circa 1845. H 11 3/4".

Outstanding 2 Gal. Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Sunflower Decoration, Stamped Outstanding 2 Gal. Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Sunflower Decoration, Stamped Outstanding 2 Gal. Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Sunflower Decoration, Stamped Outstanding 2 Gal. Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Sunflower Decoration, Stamped Outstanding 2 Gal. Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Sunflower Decoration, Stamped

Exceptional One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN / ALEXA," Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1860. Among the finest Milburn stoneware jars that we have ever offered, this example is extravagantly-decorated with brushwork likely executed by potter, James Shinnick, who took elements of its designs to Strasburg and Mt. Crawford, Virginia. H 9 5/8".

Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped

Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "R. BUTT / W City, DC," circa 1835. H 11".

Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped

Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "B.C. MILBURN / ALEXA," Alexandria, VA origin, circa 1860. H 15".

Exceptional Large-Sized Redware Pitcher with Slip Decoration, Signed Exceptional Large-Sized Redware Pitcher with Slip Decoration, Signed Exceptional Large-Sized Redware Pitcher with Slip Decoration, Signed Exceptional Large-Sized Redware Pitcher with Slip Decoration, Signed Exceptional Large-Sized Redware Pitcher with Slip Decoration, Signed Exceptional Large-Sized Redware Pitcher with Slip Decoration, Signed

Exceptional Large-Sized Redware Pitcher with Slip Decoration, Signed "Anthony Bacher," Winchester, VA, circa 1880. This work, potted in an unusually large size and featuring a beautiful rendering of Bacher's distinctive glaze, is among the finest examples of its form that we have offered. H 9 3/8".

Exceptional Glazed Redware Mug, Stamped Exceptional Glazed Redware Mug, Stamped Exceptional Glazed Redware Mug, Stamped Exceptional Glazed Redware Mug, Stamped Exceptional Glazed Redware Mug, Stamped

Exceptional Glazed Redware Mug, Stamped "BAECHER / WINCHESTER VA.," Anthony Bacher, Winchester, VA, circa 1880. The finest Bacher mug that we have offered, this work features a lesser-seen, pastel green slip treatment and is potted in an unusually small size. A masterwork sugar bowl by Bacher, sold as lot 47 in Crocker Farm's July 21, 2012 auction, is the only other example of his work that we have offered featuring this highly-appealing color scheme. H 3 1/4" ; Diam. (at rim) 3 1/4".

Outstanding Multi-Glazed Redware Crimped-Rim Vase, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.Outstanding Multi-Glazed Redware Crimped-Rim Vase, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.Outstanding Multi-Glazed Redware Crimped-Rim Vase, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.Outstanding Multi-Glazed Redware Crimped-Rim Vase, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.Outstanding Multi-Glazed Redware Crimped-Rim Vase, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.Outstanding Multi-Glazed Redware Crimped-Rim Vase, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.

Outstanding Multi-Glazed Redware Crimped-Rim Vase, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890. Featuring an exceptional form, smaller and more-delicately-potted than most Strasburg vases that we have seen, this work is also noteworthy for its finely-crimped rim, an uncommon treatment in Strasburg multi-glazed redware. H 9 1/2".

Rare Pair of Multi-Glazed Redware Cream Pitchers, attributed to S. Bell & Sons or J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.Rare Pair of Multi-Glazed Redware Cream Pitchers, attributed to S. Bell & Sons or J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.Rare Pair of Multi-Glazed Redware Cream Pitchers, attributed to S. Bell & Sons or J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.Rare Pair of Multi-Glazed Redware Cream Pitchers, attributed to S. Bell & Sons or J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890.

Rare Pair of Multi-Glazed Redware Cream Pitchers, attributed to S. Bell & Sons or J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890. The matching height, form, and glaze treatment on these pitchers indicate they were likely made on the same day, possibly as a pair. H (of each) 5 5/8".

Exceptional Miniature Glazed Redware Jar, Stamped Exceptional Miniature Glazed Redware Jar, Stamped Exceptional Miniature Glazed Redware Jar, Stamped Exceptional Miniature Glazed Redware Jar, Stamped Exceptional Miniature Glazed Redware Jar, Stamped

Exceptional Miniature Glazed Redware Jar, Stamped "JOHN W. BELL / WAYNESBORO, Pa.," circa 1880. H 3 1/4".

Rare Glazed Redware Flowerpot with Ring Handles, Stamped Rare Glazed Redware Flowerpot with Ring Handles, Stamped Rare Glazed Redware Flowerpot with Ring Handles, Stamped Rare Glazed Redware Flowerpot with Ring Handles, Stamped Rare Glazed Redware Flowerpot with Ring Handles, Stamped Rare Glazed Redware Flowerpot with Ring Handles, Stamped Rare Glazed Redware Flowerpot with Ring Handles, Stamped Rare Glazed Redware Flowerpot with Ring Handles, Stamped

Rare Glazed Redware Flowerpot with Ring Handles, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'," PA origin, circa 1850-1880. Provenance: Ex-George McKearin Collection of American Pottery, No. 553. H 7 3/8" ; Diam. (across flowerpot's rim) 6 1/4".

Scarce Small-Sized Stoneware Jar with Impressed Floral Decoration, Stamped Scarce Small-Sized Stoneware Jar with Impressed Floral Decoration, Stamped Scarce Small-Sized Stoneware Jar with Impressed Floral Decoration, Stamped Scarce Small-Sized Stoneware Jar with Impressed Floral Decoration, Stamped

Scarce Small-Sized Stoneware Jar with Impressed Floral Decoration, Stamped "PICKLES," attributed to Clarkson Crolius, Sr., Manhattan, NY, early 19th century. H 8".

Flint Enamel Figure of a Lion, attributed to Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT, circa 1849-1852.Flint Enamel Figure of a Lion, attributed to Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT, circa 1849-1852.Flint Enamel Figure of a Lion, attributed to Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT, circa 1849-1852.Flint Enamel Figure of a Lion, attributed to Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT, circa 1849-1852.Flint Enamel Figure of a Lion, attributed to Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT, circa 1849-1852.

Flint Enamel Figure of a Lion, attributed to Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT, circa 1849-1852. H 7 1/2" ; L 10".

Very Rare Stoneware Figure of a Spaniel with Glass Eyes, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1880.Very Rare Stoneware Figure of a Spaniel with Glass Eyes, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1880.Very Rare Stoneware Figure of a Spaniel with Glass Eyes, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1880.Very Rare Stoneware Figure of a Spaniel with Glass Eyes, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1880.Very Rare Stoneware Figure of a Spaniel with Glass Eyes, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1880.Very Rare Stoneware Figure of a Spaniel with Glass Eyes, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1880.

Very Rare Anna Pottery Stoneware Figure of a Spaniel with Glass Eyes, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1880. H 12".

Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed Extremely Rare and Important Ohio Stoneware Harvest Jug Inscribed

Folk Art Form. Extremely Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Triple-Spouted Harvest, Inscribed "Old Rye Whiskey / Second Amendment Jug / Nov 27th 1883 / Wm. Rose," Signed "Christytown Pottery Works," Christytown, Mahoning County, OH origin, 1883. This whimsical work of ceramic folk art features two adjacent pouring spouts in the form of female breasts, impressed cross, heart, and triangle motifs, the humorous inscription, "Second Amendment Jug," and an incised image of a man's rear end on the underside, which "moons" the viewer when the jug is poured. Provenance: Featured on the PBS series, Antiques Roadshow, Cleveland, OH, 2015. H 7 3/8".

Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Boonville, MO origin, circa 1890.Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Boonville, MO origin, circa 1890.Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Boonville, MO origin, circa 1890.Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Boonville, MO origin, circa 1890.Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Boonville, MO origin, circa 1890.Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Boonville, MO origin, circa 1890.

Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Snake Jug, Boonville, MO origin, circa 1890. Provenance: Collection of Michael Hall and Pat Glascock, Hamtramck, MI. H 5".

Unusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and TurtleUnusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and TurtleUnusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and TurtleUnusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and TurtleUnusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and TurtleUnusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and TurtleUnusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and TurtleUnusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and TurtleUnusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and TurtleUnusual Midwestern Stoneware Snake Jug with Applied Skull and Crossbones and Turtle

Rare Large-Sized Rockingham-Glazed Stoneware Temperance Jug, Indiana origin, late 19th century. Provenance: Collection of Michael Hall and Pat Glascock, Hamtramck, MI. H 10 1/2".

Very Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida OriginVery Unusual Stoneware Face Jug, Alabama or Florida Origin

Very Rare Salt-and-Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Face Jug, Florida or Alabama origin, late 19th century. The torso form of the vessel relates this work to pieces produced in Alabama, although previous owner and ceramics scholar, Tony Shank, placed its origins soundly in the state of Florida. The jug's construction, in which the liquid flows from the figure's mouth, is most unusual. Provenance: Collection of Michael Hall and Pat Glascock, Hamtramck, MI; Ex-Collection Tony and Marie Shank; Jug bears a probable exhibition tag from the first half of the 20th century, reading, "Property of Mrs. H. Eaton / 132 Elm St. / Telephone / 119." H 9 3/4".

Rare Glazed Early-Period Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to the Brown Family, Atlanta, GA or Arden, NC, first quarter 20th century.Rare Glazed Early-Period Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to the Brown Family, Atlanta, GA or Arden, NC, first quarter 20th century.Rare Glazed Early-Period Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to the Brown Family, Atlanta, GA or Arden, NC, first quarter 20th century.Rare Glazed Early-Period Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to the Brown Family, Atlanta, GA or Arden, NC, first quarter 20th century.Rare Glazed Early-Period Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to the Brown Family, Atlanta, GA or Arden, NC, first quarter 20th century.Rare Glazed Early-Period Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to the Brown Family, Atlanta, GA or Arden, NC, first quarter 20th century.Rare Glazed Early-Period Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to the Brown Family, Atlanta, GA or Arden, NC, first quarter 20th century.

Rare Glazed Early-Period Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to the Brown Family, Atlanta, GA or Arden, NC, first quarter 20th century. Provenance: Collection of Michael Hall and Pat Glascock, Hamtramck, MI. H 6 3/4".

Very Rare Glazed Stoneware Commemorative Face Jug, Inscribed Very Rare Glazed Stoneware Commemorative Face Jug, Inscribed Very Rare Glazed Stoneware Commemorative Face Jug, Inscribed Very Rare Glazed Stoneware Commemorative Face Jug, Inscribed Very Rare Glazed Stoneware Commemorative Face Jug, Inscribed Very Rare Glazed Stoneware Commemorative Face Jug, Inscribed Very Rare Glazed Stoneware Commemorative Face Jug, Inscribed Very Rare Glazed Stoneware Commemorative Face Jug, Inscribed Very Rare Glazed Stoneware Commemorative Face Jug, Inscribed

Very Rare Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Face Jug, Inscribed "Marion / Virginia / 1884," Evan Javan Brown at the Choctaw Indian Pottery, Marion, VA, circa 1930. This work is one of only two face jugs that we have seen produced by Evan Javan Brown while working at the Choctaw Indian Pottery in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. The inscription, "Marion / Virginia / 1884," is unique to us, the date likely referring to a specific event in the history of the town or perhaps simply Brown playfully pretending the jug was made in a bygone era. An important work by an illustrious face-jug-producing family, viewed as instrumental in the continuation of this form into the 20th century. Provenance: Collection of Michael Hall and Pat Glascock, Hamtramck, MI. H 5 1/2".

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