Early 19th c. slope shouldered jar probably from a Chesham pottery. With light green glaze and yellow-haloed brown spots the 12” tall jar is characteristic of Gonic New Hampshire potteries. The jar is good condition with a glazed over chip on the rim that was in the making. There is a 4" tight hairline running from the base
$795.00
CONNECTICUT REDWARE CHARGER
This 12 " redware charger has a trailing 'S' type of slip decoration like the Spencerian script slip decoration found on pieces from Norwalk, Connecticut.
$850.00
REDWARE LOAF DISH
This is a wonderful and large 18th century molded redware loaf dish with lots and lots of sprig and wavy decoration. The edge is coggled. The dish measures 17" X 11 1/2". There are no hairline cracks. There are a couple of old chips to the rim as photographed.
$2200.00
BAY RUM JUG
A tiny ovoid jug only 5 1/2" tall. It is entirely dipped in ochre and retains a decoupage label that reads Bay Rum. The jug is in excellent condition. There is a tiny chip in the base and a small light kiln kiss in the making. This is a fine miniature stoneware jug!
$395.00
STONEWARE CROCK HARTFORD, CT
This straight sided crock has a wonderful folky bird decoration. It is from the Hartford, Connecticut Pottery of Stanley B. Bosworth who for a period of time had a decorator of some imagination and talent. There are a wide variety of birds on Bosworth stoneware from this period almost as though they were trying to capture all the different breeds of songbirds in Connecticut. This 3 gallon crock is in very good original condition with 3 chips to the rim at the back and some light staining.
It is 10" tall with a diameter of 10 5/8".
$495.00
OVOID REDWARE JAR WITH HANDLE
This redware jar has wonderful decoration! Part of the brushed manganese reminds me of a hand print. I'm not certain if the manganese was on the decoratior's hand or if the decoration just happened to fall on the pot this way when it was applied. It certainly adds appeal to the piece! I believe this piece is of Pennsylvania origin. The height is 6 1/4". The base diameter is just over 3 1/2".
$495.00
REDWARE TANKARD
A redware tankard, probably of New England Origin. It is in excellent condition and has a rich dark brown glaze sprinkled with darker manganese. It also has banding at the top and bottom of the applied handle. There is a small clay inclusion on one side of the tankard caused by its placement in the kiln during the firing process. The height is 5 3/4". The base diameter is 3 1/2".
$550.00
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F.B.NORTON PARROT CROCK
A bold and beautiful parrot on a branch on a 4 gallon crock. It was manufactured by F. B. Norton & Co. Worcester, MA. It is 11 1/4" high and 12" in diameter. There is a short extremely tight approx. 3" hairline extending from a rim chip on the back. Otherwise the condition is perfect. This large lavishly decorated crock certainly makes a statement!
$695.00
COBALT DECORATED OVOID JUG
Nice strong cobalt decoration graces this plump bellied two gallon ovoid jug. The upper portion of the jug is further decorated with incised rings. There is a chip on the bottom of the jug which probably happened with it was made. It looks like the kiln furniture may have stuck to the base of the jug.. When it was chipped away, a part of the jug went with it. The cobalt is a beautiful deep blue. This is a very pretty piece!! The height is about 14".
$495.00
LARGE REDWARE STORAGE JAR
A tall ovoid jar with a lovely green and orange mottled glaze inside and out. It is most likely of northern New England origin possibly New Hampshire. The height is 12 1/4". The top of the jar has a wide lip that overhangs allowing for a cloth to be tied securely around the rim.. The jar is in very good condition.
SOLD
E & LP NORTON CROCK WITH COBALT LOG
This skillfully decorated crock has very unusual decoration in bright blue cobalt slip. Of all things to use as a decorative motif...a large log! Certainly this is a take off on the bird on a stump motif. Giving the decoration even more impact is the fact that the crock is a large 4 gallon size, 11" tall and 12" in diameter, and the decoration takes up the entire front portion! The overall condition of this crock is very good. There are a few rim chips as photographed. There are some thght lines that do not penetrate to the inside. There is a film of watrerglass on the interior. This is a stunning and unique example of pottery by E &LP Norton of Bennington, Vermont!
$1250.00
NORWALK POTTERIES
A nice clean copy of a soft cover book titled Norwalk Potteries by Andrew and Kate Barber Winton. It is illustrated in black and white. It identifies examples stoneware and redware manufactured in Norwalk, Connecticut. There is also a potters check list. The book contains 40 pages..
$85.00
REDWARE PLATE WITH SCRIPT INITIALS
This is a nice redware plate with script initials C.B. this plate was made in Norwalk, Connecticut. The diameter is approx. 8". It is in very good condition with just a few small areas of loss to the slip and a few small chips to the rim. The wavy lines below the slip initials make it a little more decorative than most.
$1195.00
GOODWIN & WEBSTER OVOID JAR
One of the nicest Goodwin & Webster ovoids we have seen! The stamp is extremely deep and clear. the form is perfect. This Hartford Connecticut jar measures approximately 12 1/2" tall. There is a shallow chip on the rim and a small chip on the base. No cracks or repairs.
$395.00
BOSTON OVOID JAR
This is a stoneware jar made by Frederick Carpenter of Boston, Massachusetts. This jar is marked with the rather rare Boston mark contained within a banner. This mark is sometimes referred to as the sea serpent mark because of the resemblance it bears. A beautiful example of Boston stoneware, the height of this jar is 13". The capacity is 2 gallons.
$1295.00
REDWARE LARD POT
This redware jar bore the lolwy task to storing cooking grease. This humble form is unglazed onthe exterior. Much of the glaze is chipped off of the interior as well. There is one very tight 3 1/2" hairline and just a couple of chips at the rim. The jar has a very mellow surface. The height is 10 1/2".
$195.00
STONEWARE JUG BY THOMAS COMMERAWS
A beautiful ovoid jug by Thomas (Commereau) Commeraws of New York. Thomas Commeraw worked In Manhattan 1797 - 1819. This appears to be a piece dating to the early 1800's In fact I would date it c. 1800 because of the ring turning at the neck. The location is given as N. York rather than Corlears Hook so this particular ovoid jug dates after 1802. The jug has a beautiful form and it is in excellent condition as well. there are no cracks or repairs. There are a couple of miniscule chips on the bottom. There are a few stone pops which occurred in the making. The signature clamshell and bell flower decoration is crisp and fairly well centered. The height is 15". This is an extremely attractive piece of early New York City stoneware!
A quick search likely confirms Brandt Zipp's theory that Thomas Commeraw was indeed a free Black potting in New York. He is listed in an 1800 New York City ward 7 census as a Black with 4 members in his household. It may well be the same Thomas W. Commeraw who was involved in a presentation titled the Abolition of the Slave Trade delivered by Henry Simpkins in The African Church locatec in the City of New York in 1809. Thomas W. Commeraw is listed on an 1809 program, published shortly after the oration, as directing the singing and also credited on that program for singing hymns during that 1809 presentation. In an 1860 New York City directory, an Eliza Commerau Col'd widow of Thomas is listed as living at 27 17th Ave. Further research lists a William Commeraw as living in Hartford, CT. Was he perhaps a son of Thomas W. Commeraw working as a potter in Hartford? We will eagerly await the publication of the book covering this topic which is to be written by Brandt Zipp!
$6995.00
19TH CENTURY OVOID REDWARE JAR
A beautifully formed ovoid jar that reminds me of the shape of jar thrown by Frederick Carpenter with its Grecian form. This jar is redware with a very soft kind of opaque pea green glaze with soft orange mottling. It is interesting that you can detect how the jug was held by the potter when the glaze was applies by the glaze misses along the base that occurred where his fingers were. I believe the jar to be of New England origin possibly Maine.or New Hampshire because of the glaze. There is an old chip at the rim. There are several small areas of glaze loss where it stuck to other pieces in the kiln during firing. There are no hairlines just an area or two toward the top where the glaze is sort of creased. The height is about 11 3/4". This is a beautiful piece!
$1995.00
LATE 18TH CENTURY NEW JERSEY STONEWARE JAR
This is an interesting old stoneware jar dating c. 1780. The triangular fish scale decoration allows a strong attribution to William Richards or James Rhodes of South Trenton and Trenton New jersey respectively. During work on the interstate, a stoneware kiln owned by William Richard's, a South Trenton, New Jersey entrepreneur, was excavated by Hunter Research. Pieces of stoneware with an incised fish scale pattern were uncovered on that site. Another archeological dig was performed at the Eagle Tavern in Trenton, NJ where other shards were uncovered with a similar motif from the kiln site of James Rhodes who at one time worked with Richards.. The jar has a glazed over chip at he rim and another old rim chip that is not glazed. There is a tight hairline along the base and some stable flaking to the glaze. The cobalt washed incised decoration is on both sides of the jar. The height is approx. 11 1/4".
$2500.00
NORWALK CONNECTICUT REDWARE JAR
This is a straight sided redware jar of Norwalk, CT origin. It is decorated with manganese splotches but it also has a sort of green translucence to a portion of the glaze on the body which is very attractive and makes it a little different than most! There is a small chip to the inner part of the rim. The height is approx. 8".
$595.00
VERY SMALL SOMERSET POTTER'S WORKS CHURN
This is a beautiful little somerset Potter's Works butter churn made in Somerset, Massachusetts. The churn is only 11 inches tall. The base diamerter is approximately 5 1/2". It has its original wood lid and dasher. Inside the churn is an old tag with old ink script that reads butter churn Cooledge Family Aunt Annah Grandmother. There is one small chip on the rim otherwise all is well!
