American Pottery Auction November 2008

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Lot	Current	Photo	Minimum	Description
1	$6,500		$1,500	Extremely Rare Period painted trade sign. Cut from a single pine board in a shield shape and painted on both sides. The front in graphic patriotic 13 stars & red, white and blue reads, "CROCKERY/DEPARTMENT/UP/STAIRS". The back is white washed with black lettering and reads, "Wall.Paper/Department/Up/Stairs". Colors are vibrant with no signs of later overpaint with just minor wear. There are a couple of yellow paints drips on the front that can be seen in the photos. The sign was found in Connecticut. 26 1/2" X 21 1/2" 1870
2	$10,000		$700	M. WOODRUFF CORTLAND 6 gallon cream pot. The following description is from the 1986 3 BEHRS Stoneware Catalog from which it was purchased. This large, ovoid, sand-beige jar contains the quizzical face of a large cat…bearded, be-whiskered and ever curious, he stares out at us with concentric eyes…(Now Hear this!!! this fellow suffered for a long time with an un-slightly pitting problem that was pretty much confined to the upper 1/2 of the jar. So repairs, and then restorations were made to the entire upper half of the piece from the cat's nose upward, including the upper half of the blue, and the signature)…This is indeed, an extensive restoration and it was done be an expert, using existing Cortland date designs as a guide. The design, and the jar were well worth the preservation effort. A large cat like this, in good condition, would cost about $2000+So, this would certainly be a great addition to any collection at the very reasonable price of only $635.00 15" 1860
3	$450		$250	S. HART FULTON 3 gallon butter churn with signature crossed love bird design. Stained from use. There is an old, Professional restoration at the base on the front that just touches the design. 14" 1875
4	$825		$300	WM MOYER HARRISBURG PA 3 gallon jug. Decorated with a brushed blue, large vine and flower design. Blue at the maker's mark and handle. This is a short-lived 2 year pottery mark. Some staining from use and there is a metal lamp part rattling inside. No damage. 15 1/2" 1858
5	$675		$250	OTTMAN BROS & CO NY rare 1 1/2 gallon sized jug with signature bird design. Blue at the maker's mark. Some staining from use. 12 1/2" 1870
6	$80		$80	Unsigned 2 gallon jardinière with large brushed plume design all around the body and blue at the handles. Probably PA origin. Impressed "2" at the rim on the front. There is an old repair to a "U" shaped line down from the rim and thru the design on the back. 11 1/2" 1850
7	$450		$200	NORTON & FENTON BENNINGTON VT ball shaped 2 gallon jug decorated with a well centered brushed 3 flower design. There is a stack mark on the front and tight inbody spider lines on either side off of stack marks. Some staining from use. There is a lamp part in the spout. 13" 1845
8	$775		$300	Unsigned approximate 3 gallon flower pot with attached drain dish. Rare 3 distinct decorations attributed to the Fort Edward Pottery. There is a large rim chip above the bird design. There is a tight hairline on the side. Overall stained and minor chips from use. 12" 1870
9	$90		$40	Unsigned 2 gallon stoneware bowl in a cinnamon clay color. Heart shaped decoration across the front with additional blue at the handles. Stabilized cracks throughout - worth restoring. 9 1/2" 1850
10	$7,750		$2,500	J. C. WAELDE NORTH BAY 2 gallon crock. Rare sponged design of a standing cow in a brushed blue, dotted frame. Lots of ground cover. Large slip blue gallon designation floats below the impressed and blued maker's mark. Great clay color and dark blue contrast. There is an old "J" shaped horizontal line on the very back. Rim chip also on the back. Minor spider line at the base on the front. 9 1/2" 1855
11	$150		$100	Unsigned approximate 1/2 gallon cake crock with brushed blue plume designs all around. Blue at the handles. Probably PA origin. There are 2 drilled holes in the bottom. Excellent. 5" X 9" 1850
12	$300		$250	Unsigned approximate 2 gallon cake crock with lid. Decorated with horizontal tulip design attributed to the Remmey factory. Significant glaze burn and tight line down from the rim on one side and some surface roughness around the rim. Lid is excellent. 8" X 12" 1850
13	$525		$300	RARE Unsigned approximate 1 quart canning jar. Decorated with 2 columns on either side of the slip blue date, "1871". The top of the columns appear to be stylized man and woman profiles. Probably Ohio origin. Possibly a one of a kind commemorative. There is some surface roughness at the rim and stack marks on the back. 7 3/4" 1871
14	$225		$80	JAS HAMILTON & CO GREENSBORO PA approximate 1 quart canning jar with typical stenciled design from this factory. Kiln burn/stack marks in the making. Minor surface roughness from use. 8" 1870
15	$3,300		$300	Rare Unsigned small ovoid jug approximate 1 pint size. Blue decorated with a brushed flower on the front and blue accents at the handle. Reeded shoulder and neck, typical of early NYC potters. There is some old surface roughness at the spout and base. Stack marks on the back in the making. 7 1/2" 1800
16	$625		$250	Unsigned approximate 1 pint pitcher with brushed plume design at the shoulder and spout. Rare small size, probably PA origin. Mottled clay color in the making, surface chip at the rim. 7" 1850
17	$5,750		$1,000	NORTH BAY approximate 1 gallon jug with a rare design of a standing elk or deer. Blue at the maker's mark. There is a glaze spider off a stone ping at the spout. Chip at the bottom on the back. Close ups of the spout have been added. 11 1/2" 1870
18	$1,550		$500	un approximate 1 gallon pitcher attributed to the Norton factory, Bennington, Vt. Decorated with the Signature "Benny Bird" design, associated with that factory. Minor staining and glaze scratches from use. 10" 1855
19	$275		$60	Unsigned Bristol glaze flower pot with attached drain dish. Flower decorations on the front and back. Probably Fort Edward Factory origin. Minor wear and staining from use. 7" 1880
20	$2,200		$1,000	Unsigned approximate 1 gallon crock rare design of a running dog. Probably MacQuoid Factory, NY. There is a tight line at the rim on the back and a spider thru line on the very bottom that comes up under the right ear. 7" 1870
21	$200		$50	Unsigned 1 gallon stoneware bowl with stenciled double oak leaf design, probably PA origin. Staining and glaze wear from use. Chips at the rim on the back. 5 1/2" X 10" 1880
22	$400		$200	Highly decorated earthenware bowl. Centered bird design amid a double tulip decoration. Drape designs around the interior rim. This is applied over a white Bristol glaze. There is some surface glaze loss at the rim and base and a few tight lines extending down from the rim all around. 4" x 13" 1880
23	$90		$50	Contemporary stoneware Santa or Belschnickel. Rather an early date, the piece is signed and dated on the bottom, "Eldreth 1985", he started his folk art pottery in Lancaster, PA in 1983. Excellent. 9 1/4" 1985
24	$925		$800	WM E WARNER WEST TROY 2 gallon jug. This is the decoration this factory has become known, the detailed winged eagle holding a banner in it's beak. There is a glaze imperfection or darker vein of clay on the left shoulder that has been partially painted over. Additional photos of this lot have been added - close ups of the blue. 13" 1850
25	$1,650		$600	HUBBELL & CHESEBRO GEDDES, NY 4 gallon crock. Detailed and large brushed plume surround a delicate center floral pattern that fills the front of this large crock. Additional slip plumes and dots at the flower add to the appeal of this beauty. Blue at the maker's mark. Professional restoration to a tight hairline behind left ear. 11" 1870
26	$600		$300	Unsigned advertising crock, approximate 2 gallon size. Signature bird design attributed to the Ellenville Pottery. Impressed and blue accented at the rim, "FRANK W. BAUER/THE GROCER/75 VESEY ST/NEW YORK". Frank Bauer must have been the ONLY grocer, or at least thought he was or should be. Some staining and a tight hairline down from the rim on the back. 8 1/2" 1880
27	$825		$400	Unsigned approximate 2 gallon jug. Wonderful design of a bird flying over a large sunflower.Brushed accents give an animation feel to the decoration. Additionally, on the back at the handle there is an impressed tool mark to resemble screw heads. A very uncommon decorator technique. Probably New York Origin. There is a kiln burn on the left, stone ping on the right and fry/blister to the design, all very minor and in the making. 14" 1870
28	$325		$150	NEW YORK STONEWARE CO FORT EDWARD NY 6 gallon jug shaped cooler. A rare form, to say the least. Complete with a great wooden spigot. Decorated with the signature leaf design from this factory. Minor staining from use. 19 1/2" 1870
29	$60		$40	WEST TROY NY POTTERY 4 gallon advertising jug. In blue script on the front, "John Mason/Cohoes". Signs of a red overpaint remain. Glaze spiders all through the shoulder. There are some glaze drips in the making. The handle is a replacement. 18" 1870
30	$700		$200	OTTMAN BROS & CO FORT EDWARD NY double handled 5 gallon advertising jug. In dark blue script on a nice gray background is, "M. A. Ingalls/Liquor Dealer,/Little Falls/NY". Blue at the maker's mark. There is a minor hairline at the spout and some clay separation in the making on the back. 19" 1870
31	$90		$40	HAXSTUN OTTMAN & CO FORT EDWARD NY 3 gallon jug with large stylized flower design. Signs of a red overpaint remain. Glaze burn on the back. The handle is replaced. 16 1/2" 1870
32	$130		$100	N. WHITE & CO BINGHAMTON 6 quart batter pail with bale handle. Brushed blue accents at the ears, handles and spout. Professional restoration to one ear. 9 1/2" 1870
33	$1,800		$400	WHITES UTICA 6 gallon tall crock with just THE best example of their signature running bird design. Blue at the maker's mark. There is a minor hairline at the base under the left ear. 13 1/2" 1865
34	$1,250		$400	W. ROBERTS BINGHAMTON approximate 1 1/2 gallon crock. Folky & Rare design of a tree of life. There is a short hairline at the left ear and some very minor, old pitting at the base on the front. 7 1/4" 1860
35	$225		$150	Unsigned approximate 1/2 gallon pitcher with relief design of an American Elk on the front. Incised and blue accented flower designs on the sides. Additional blue accents at the handle. Wonderful blue and probably New York or New Jersey origin. See Plate #195 of a similar example in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Decorated Stoneware of North America by Webster. Also, page 261 in Early American Folk Pottery by Guilland, another similar example attributed to William Wingender at Haddonfield, NJ. CA 1850 There is a pewter tang at the handle but the lid is missing. Some surface chips at the antlers of the elk and a chip on the bottom on the very back. 10" 1850
36	$725		$600	F. B. NORTON WORCESTER MASS 5 gallon crock with large parrot decoration. The plumes that frame the parrot add to the appeal of this design. There is an interior rim chip, minor stone ping in one plume and some staining from use. There is a very tight freeze line around the base, below the design. 12 1/2" 1870
37	$225		$150	BELMONT AVE POTTERY 6 quart preserve jar with bird on twig décor. Glaze burns in the making. 11" 1880
38	$1,550		$800	HUMISTON & STOCKWELL. S. AMBOY, NJ 3 gallon ovoid jug with large brushed flower design. One of the rarest early New Jersey marks and one we have never had this one before. Horace Humiston and Henry Stockwell are both listed in the 1830 census of South Amboy Township. This one year mark of their short-lived partnership probably represents only one kiln firing. The cobalt blue floral decoration is important. Collectors of Troy, NY pottery will instantly recognize the floral as typical of Orcutt & Humiston wares. It is highly unusual to document the decorator of any piece of stoneware and here it can be unequivocally stated that Humiston himself decorated this particular jug. Also, either Humiston or Stockwell threw the jug as both were skilled potters. Beautiful mottled gray to brown speckled clay color. Original condition except for a pin head size flake on the top of the lip and stack mark on the side, created in the firing. 15" 1830
39	$1,650		$700	Unsigned 3 gallon crock with a great design of a large bird perched on a 3 railed fence. Nice blue and clay contrast on this folky New York crock. There is a minor clay separation on the back and at the left ear that occurred in the making. 10" 1870
40	No Bid		$40	Lot of three decorative stoneware ink jars all less than 2 1/2" tall. A nice grouping with just minor flaking on each. 1900
41	$2,600		$850	WEST TROY NY POTTERY 1 gallon jug. Decorated with a large dotted chicken pecking corn design - a design rarely seen on a 1 gallon piece. Note the potter having fun with a classic design - the "corn" is right out the other end. Yikes. Blue at the maker's m Glaze burn on the back side. 11 3/4" 1870
42	$170		$40	Stoneware flower frog decorated in an overall blue cobalt. Hand thrown, attributed to E. A. Hilton Pottery of Catawba Valley, N.C. Excellent. 4" 1920
43	$6,000		$5,500	Rare & Important approximate 8 gallon double handled jug. Stamped with an "X" at the shoulder and one of a kind decoration on the front and back. On the front is a soldier on horseback smoking a pipe. Next to that is a large corked, handled jug. On the opposite side is a standing General with a dog on his right and a jug on his left. In blue script next to the General is the name, "Fremont". He was a political candidate for president in 1856 from the Republican party. John C. Fremont was a celebrated General appointed by President Lincoln. His long military career included many trailblazing exploits in the far west. The jug is probably Ohio origin. There are glaze burns on the side and a stack mark in one of the handles that occurred in the making. Excellent. 22 1/2" 1855
44	$825		$100	Small stoneware jar with an incised and blue accented band above, the hand scribed and blued, "Anchovis". Also in blue are the initials that appear to be, "J M" on the side. Probably New York City origin. There is a short, tight old hairline down from the rim. 6" 1830
45	No Bid		$40	Lot of three pottery mugs. The first: Yellowware with 2 blue accent bands. Impressed in the base, "100% Buckeye Pure". The second: Bristol glaze relief tavern scene on one side and framed German verse on the opposite. Impressed on the bottom, "35 Whites Pottery, Utica NY.". The third: Bristol glaze blue banded and stamped, "12" in ink on the bottom. All in good condition and about 4" tall.
46	$250		$150	HAXSTUN OTTMAN & CO FORT EDWARD NY 2 gallon jug with the best example of their signature plume design. Blue at the maker's mark. There is a tight spider line up from the base on the right. Some staining from use. 14 1/2" 1870
47	$300		$150	J. & E. NORTON BENNINGTON VT 3 gallon jug with spiral dotted leaf design. There is a stack mark on the front and minor staining from use. 15" 1855
48	$325		$150	F. B. NORTON & CO WORCESTER MASS 3 gallon jug with large, dark blue, dotted floral spray. There is a kiln burn on the front that occurred in firing. Minor staining from use. 16" 1870
49	$275		$50	Unsigned miniature jug finished in a great dripped olive green decorative glaze. Probably North Carolina origin - possibly the D. Z. Craven Pottery in Seagrove N.C. Excellent. 4" 1900
50	$225		$30	Stoneware 4-hole inkwell with tooled edges at the top and base. Probably Albany, NY origin. Excellent. 1 5/8" x 3 1/4" 1860
51	$375		$100	Small stoneware jug pig bank in a dark olive green/brown applied glaze. Applied tail, eyes, feet, and ears to a stoneware jug form. Probably North Carolina origin. Minor glaze imperfections in the making on the belly. 8 1/2" X 5" 1880
52	$350		$200	BREWER & HALM HAVANA 2 gallon book with a vibrant triple flower décor. Blue at the maker's mark. This was a very short lived pottery partnership. Stack marks and stone ping on the right all occurred in the making. 13 1/2" 1852
53	$475		$150	WM E WARNER WEST TROY approximate 1 gallon cream pot with a dotted tornado design. Blue at the maker's mark. Excellent. 8 1/2" 1850
54	$250		$150	J. HEISER BUFFALO NY 2 gallon preserve jar with a stylized grape cluster design. Fairly uncommon mark which is blued. Professional restoration to a tight freeze line at the base but not in the blue design. There is a tight hairline at the rim behind the left ear, minor interior surface wear from use. 11" 1852
55	$275		$200	CORTLAND approximate 1 gallon preserve jar with a nice double flower design. The fitted wooden lid is a replacement. Blue at the maker's mark. There are a few very minor surface chips at the base and rim. 9" 1860
56	$275		$150	OTTMAN BROS & CO FORT EDWARD NY 2 gallon advertising jug. IN nice blue script across the front, "Moore & Hubbard/Syracuse,/N.Y.". Blue at the maker's mark. Excellent. 14" 1870
57	$130		$80	Unsigned 2 gallon stoneware bowl with handles. Script & underlined "2" at the rim. New York origin, possibly N. Clark, Mt. Morris. Fairly uncommon form. Glaze burns/stack marks in the making. 7 1/2" X 13" 1860
58	$130		$100	Unsigned approximate 1 gallon cream pot with a large stylized flower design. Probably New York origin. There is some very minor pitting and stone pings. There is a chip/spider line from a stone ping at the base on the back. 7 1/2" 1850
59	$425		$200	EDMANDS & CO 3 gallon cake crock. Decorated with a looping flower and "3/5" in blue script. We have no idea what that might represent. Uncommon form and design. There are some surface chips at the interior rim and ears. 9" X 12" 1870
60	$425		$200	J. MANTELL PENN YAN 3 gallon preserve jar with a large bouquet of potted flowers. Additional blue accents at the ears and maker's mark. Great blue. Very pretty. There is a very minor inbody spider line on the front. 13 1/2" 1860
61	$475		$150	PENN YAN 2 gallon crock with a slip blue double flower design done in the Stetzenmeyer Rochester style. Very animated decoration. Possibly done by Shem Thomas who also worked for Cowden Factory, Harrisburg. Minor stone pings on the right side and some staining from use. 9 1/2" 1860
62	$1,600		$1,200	M WOODRUFF CORTLAND 4 gallon butter churn with stoneware guide. Just a great ribbed, double bell flower design in great blue. Additional blue at the maker's mark. This is a beauty. There is a minor, tight spider line up from the base on the right and a glaze spider on the very back. 17" 1860
63	$90		$90	ST. JOHNS STONEWARE approximate 1 gallon jug with stylized flower design. Probably a Canadian maker. Mottled clay color and stack marks in the making. There is a large chip at the base on the back. 11 1/2" 1870
64	$875		$600	MANTELL & THOMAS PENN YAN 3 gallon jug. Boldly decorated with a great blue double flower design attributed to the potter Shem Thomas who moved to Cowden in Harrisburg, PA. Additional blue at the handle. Nice example of a very short lived partnership. There is a tight line down from the spout on the right side. 16" 1854
65	No Bid		$40	Lot of two small handled jugs. The first: Probably Dutch origin. Relief panel of a man smoking a pipe. Tooled accent bands top and bottom. Impressed "Half L" on the bottom. Excellent. 7" tall, ca 1900. The second: Unsigned & undecorated ovoid jug with, "P. Mas" in script ink on the bottom. Minor chip at the base. 6 1/2" tall, ca 1840.
66	$60		$30	Miniature jug in Albany glaze. Scribed, "Little Brown/Jug/1976". Attributed to Norton Bennington Factory, a battle commemorative. The handle is missing. 3" 1876
67	$70		$30	Stoneware 4-hole inkwell, probably New York State origin. Ink stained on the top from use. 1 1/4" X 3 1/2" 1860
68	$100		$50	Hand thrown handled mug with fitted pewter lid. Decorated with 2 incised and blued bands. Albany glaze interior. Probably New York State origin. Excellent. 5 1/2" 1840
69	$120		$30	Yellowware pitcher in an ochre sponged decoration. There is an old, minor chip at the spout. Overall age crazing to the glaze. 6 1/2"
70	$140		$30	Decorated stoneware cake crock lid. Blue swag designs all around the rim and blue at the knob handle. Probably PA origin. There is a very tight 6" long hairline. 10" outside diameter, 8" inside diameter. 1850
71	$40		$30	Decorated stoneware cake crock lid. Blue daubs all around the rim and blue at the knob handle. There are chips in the handle and stack marks in the making. 8 1/2" outside diameter. 6 3/4" inside diameter. 1850
72	$425		$300	Unsigned 1 gallon cake crock with lid. Nice drooping flower design all around and blue accents at the handles. Impressed "1" under the ear. Decorated lid might not be original but is a very good fit match and color match. There are a few minor surface chips and surface wear on the lid from use. 6" X 9 3/4" 1850
73	$525		$200	GEDDES NY 3 gallon crock with fat bird decoration in the Fort Edward style. There are some surface chips at the rim. Minor glaze wear and crazing from use. Tight short line up from the base on the left side. 10 1/2" 1870
74	$275		$80	Unsigned 4 gallon crock probably Ohio origin. Flower decoration on the front is usually seen on the best New York potted pieces. There is a long hairline on the front and a second on the back, both stabilized. There is a large chip at the interior rim on the back. 12" 1860
75	$650		$250	J & E NORTON BENNINGTON VT 2 gallon jug with a huge ribbed flower design. There is a surface chip at the base on the back. Minor staining and age crazing to the glaze below the design. Stack mark at the left shoulder in the making. 13 1/2" 1855
76	$1,100		$250	COWDEN & WILCOX HARRISBURG PA 4 gallon ovoid jar. Unusual variation of this factory's cluster of grapes design. Blue accents at the handles. Great Blue and nice large cluster of grapes. Wonderful presentation. Somewhat overglazed in the making. Minor glaze loss spot on the very back. 14" 1870
77	$600		$250	WEST TROY NY POTTERY 4 gallon crock with a nice blue bird design. Minor staining and there is a stone ping at the rim on the back. 11 1/2" 1880
78	$325		$100	Unsigned approximate 2 gallon jardinière with applied open handles. Simple brushed flower design on the front and additional blue at the handles. Possibly Beaver, PA origin. There is a stone ping at the shoulder and a short hairline up from the base on the left. 12" 1850
79	$500		$200	WEST TROY POTTERY 5 gallon jug with the blue framed date, "1881" in large letters. Excellent. 18" 1881
80	$225		$100	ITHACA, N.Y. 5 gallon butter churn with dotted double flower design. Professional restoration to 2 long hairlines on the front on either side of the maker's mark, down from the rim and thru the design. The fitted stoneware guide is a new replacement. 17" 1880
81	$190		$150	Unsigned approximate 1 gallon storage jar. Impressed and blue accented at the shoulder, "BUSH, DRAKE & CO/DRUGGIST,/NO 184 GREENWICH STREET/NEW YORK". Probably an early New York City maker. There is a tight crow's foot inbody spider line on the right side. 10 1/2" 1830
82	$700		$300	Unsigned 2 gallon beehive or 1/2 jug with formed syrup spout. Decorated with a nice example of a bird on twig design attributed to Fort Edward Factory. Uncommon form. There is a surface chip at the spout on the left and some minor staining. 13" 1870
83	$275		$200	LYONS 2 gallon jug with a delicate slip and brushed floral design. Probably from the Nathan Clark factory era. There is a minor glaze spider and stain at the base. 13 1/2" 1850
84	$130		$80	N. WHITE & CO 2 gallon ovoid jug with brush "2" framed gallon designation. Old surface pitting to the glaze all around. Some staining from use. 13" 1840
85	$130		$80	M. TYLER ALBANY MANUFACTURER 2 gallon ovoid jug. Blue accents at the maker's mark and gallon designation. There is a stain thru and old hairline in the handle. Chips in the spout. Fairly uncommon mark. 13" 1840
86	$325		$30	BROWN & BROS HUNTINGTON. L I 1 1/2 gallon cream pot. Simple brushed blue leaf décor and blue at the maker's mark. There is an old tight horizontal crack around the back and side. Glaze spider under the right ear. Overglaze in the making. 8" 1890
87	No Bid		$100	Unsigned tall "Westerwald" pouring stein with heavy pewter lid. Detailed top to bottom incised and blue accented vine & floral design. Incised under the glaze, "3Q" on the shoulder, probably a gallon designation. Excellent. 17" 1860
88	$275		$100	FISHER LYONS NY approximate 1 gallon advertising jug. In blue script on the front, "G. Kamper's Sons/151 Michigan St/Buffalo, N.Y.". Minor stone pings in the making. 11" 1880
89	$725		$200	Redwing Union Stoneware co Red Wing Minn 10 Gallon watercooler complete with original stand and drinking fountain attachment. There is a short glaze line near the left handle at the rim, the piece rings true. There is a very tight, old crack in the original lid that is embossed 10W in the petals. 47" 1915
90	$20		$20	Lot of 6 soft cover price guides, all in good condition. 1. Redwing Stoneware, 1983, 160 pages. 2. 19th & 20th Century Yellowware, by Gallo. 1985. 150 pages. 3. Country Baskets by Raycraft. 1985 128 pages. 4. Blue & White Stoneware. 1986. 152 pages. 5. American Country Antiques, by Raycraft. 1992. 225 pages. 6. Country Stoneware & Pottery by Raycraft. 1990. 120 pages.
91	$375		$200	LYONS COOPERATIVE POTTERY approximate 1 gallon advertising jug. In blue script, "Bernhardt Bros/297, 299, 301/Washington St/Buffalo, N.Y.". Pottery name is lightly impressed and some staining from use. 11" 1880
92	$16,500		$12,000	C. W. BRAUN 3 gallon crock with a great folk art rooster design. Extraordinary piece to say the least. Great blue cobalt and tremendous contrasting with blue and clay color. Very tight short hairline down from the rim on the front. There is a short line above the left ear. 11" 1860
93	$675		$300	Unsigned approximate 1/2 gallon decorated pitcher of PA origin. Brushed blue drooping flower design attributed to the Remmey Factory. Blue at the spout and handle. Professional restoration to a very minor surface chip at the base on the right. Stone ping on the front occurred when fired. 9 1/4" 1850
94	$3,100		$2,500	Unsigned ovoid jug, approximate 1/2 - 1 gallon size. Decorated with a deeply incised and blue accented flowing flower, a design associated with the early New York City Potters. The reeded neck is also typical with this region. Blue accents at the handle. There is a tight line in the handle and stacks, all occurred when made. Excellent. This is a nice example of some of the first decorated American Stoneware. 11 1/2" 1800

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$6,500

$1,500

Extremely Rare Period painted trade sign. Cut from a single pine board in a shield shape and painted on both sides. The front in graphic patriotic 13 stars & red, white and blue reads, "CROCKERY/DEPARTMENT/UP/STAIRS". The back is white washed with black lettering and reads, "Wall.Paper/Department/Up/Stairs".

Colors are vibrant with no signs of later overpaint with just minor wear. There are a couple of yellow paints drips on the front that can be seen in the photos. The sign was found in Connecticut.

26 1/2" X 21 1/2" 1870

$10,000

$700

M. WOODRUFF CORTLAND 6 gallon cream pot. The following description is from the 1986 3 BEHRS Stoneware Catalog from which it was purchased. This large, ovoid, sand-beige jar contains the quizzical face of a large cat…bearded, be-whiskered and ever curious, he stares out at us with concentric eyes…(Now Hear this!!! this fellow suffered for a long time with an un-slightly pitting problem that was pretty much confined to the upper 1/2 of the jar.

So repairs, and then restorations were made to the entire upper half of the piece from the cat's nose upward, including the upper half of the blue, and the signature)…This is indeed, an extensive restoration and it was done be an expert, using existing Cortland date designs as a guide. The design, and the jar were well worth the preservation effort. A large cat like this, in good condition, would cost about $2000+So, this would certainly be a great addition to any collection at the very reasonable price of only $635.00

15" 1860

$450

$250

S. HART FULTON 3 gallon butter churn with signature crossed love bird design.

Stained from use. There is an old, Professional restoration at the base on the front that just touches the design.

14" 1875

$825

$300

WM MOYER HARRISBURG PA 3 gallon jug. Decorated with a brushed blue, large vine and flower design. Blue at the maker's mark and handle. This is a short-lived 2 year pottery mark.

Some staining from use and there is a metal lamp part rattling inside. No damage.

15 1/2" 1858

$675

$250

OTTMAN BROS & CO NY rare 1 1/2 gallon sized jug with signature bird design. Blue at the maker's mark.

Some staining from use.

12 1/2" 1870

$80

$80

Unsigned 2 gallon jardinière with large brushed plume design all around the body and blue at the handles. Probably PA origin. Impressed "2" at the rim on the front.

There is an old repair to a "U" shaped line down from the rim and thru the design on the back.

11 1/2" 1850

$450

$200

NORTON & FENTON BENNINGTON VT ball shaped 2 gallon jug decorated with a well centered brushed 3 flower design.

There is a stack mark on the front and tight inbody spider lines on either side off of stack marks. Some staining from use. There is a lamp part in the spout.

13" 1845

$775

$300

Unsigned approximate 3 gallon flower pot with attached drain dish. Rare 3 distinct decorations attributed to the Fort Edward Pottery.

There is a large rim chip above the bird design. There is a tight hairline on the side. Overall stained and minor chips from use.

12" 1870

$90

$40

Unsigned 2 gallon stoneware bowl in a cinnamon clay color. Heart shaped decoration across the front with additional blue at the handles.

Stabilized cracks throughout - worth restoring.

9 1/2" 1850

$7,750

$2,500

J. C. WAELDE NORTH BAY 2 gallon crock. Rare sponged design of a standing cow in a brushed blue, dotted frame. Lots of ground cover. Large slip blue gallon designation floats below the impressed and blued maker's mark. Great clay color and dark blue contrast.

There is an old "J" shaped horizontal line on the very back. Rim chip also on the back. Minor spider line at the base on the front.

9 1/2" 1855

$150

$100

Unsigned approximate 1/2 gallon cake crock with brushed blue plume designs all around. Blue at the handles. Probably PA origin.

There are 2 drilled holes in the bottom. Excellent.

5" X 9" 1850

$300

$250

Unsigned approximate 2 gallon cake crock with lid. Decorated with horizontal tulip design attributed to the Remmey factory.

Significant glaze burn and tight line down from the rim on one side and some surface roughness around the rim. Lid is excellent.

8" X 12" 1850

$525

$300

RARE Unsigned approximate 1 quart canning jar. Decorated with 2 columns on either side of the slip blue date, "1871". The top of the columns appear to be stylized man and woman profiles. Probably Ohio origin. Possibly a one of a kind commemorative.

There is some surface roughness at the rim and stack marks on the back.

7 3/4" 1871

$225

$80

JAS HAMILTON & CO GREENSBORO PA approximate 1 quart canning jar with typical stenciled design from this factory.

Kiln burn/stack marks in the making. Minor surface roughness from use.

8" 1870

$3,300

$300

Rare Unsigned small ovoid jug approximate 1 pint size. Blue decorated with a brushed flower on the front and blue accents at the handle. Reeded shoulder and neck, typical of early NYC potters.

There is some old surface roughness at the spout and base. Stack marks on the back in the making.

7 1/2" 1800

$625

$250

Unsigned approximate 1 pint pitcher with brushed plume design at the shoulder and spout. Rare small size, probably PA origin.

Mottled clay color in the making, surface chip at the rim.

7" 1850

$5,750

$1,000

NORTH BAY approximate 1 gallon jug with a rare design of a standing elk or deer. Blue at the maker's mark.

There is a glaze spider off a stone ping at the spout. Chip at the bottom on the back.

Close ups of the spout have been added.

11 1/2" 1870

$1,550

$500

un approximate 1 gallon pitcher attributed to the Norton factory, Bennington, Vt. Decorated with the Signature "Benny Bird" design, associated with that factory.

Minor staining and glaze scratches from use.

10" 1855

$275

$60

Unsigned Bristol glaze flower pot with attached drain dish. Flower decorations on the front and back. Probably Fort Edward Factory origin.

Minor wear and staining from use.

7" 1880

$2,200

$1,000

Unsigned approximate 1 gallon crock rare design of a running dog. Probably MacQuoid Factory, NY.

There is a tight line at the rim on the back and a spider thru line on the very bottom that comes up under the right ear.

7" 1870

$200

$50

Unsigned 1 gallon stoneware bowl with stenciled double oak leaf design, probably PA origin.

Staining and glaze wear from use. Chips at the rim on the back.

5 1/2" X 10" 1880

$400

$200

Highly decorated earthenware bowl. Centered bird design amid a double tulip decoration. Drape designs around the interior rim. This is applied over a white Bristol glaze.

There is some surface glaze loss at the rim and base and a few tight lines extending down from the rim all around.

4" x 13" 1880

$90

$50

Contemporary stoneware Santa or Belschnickel. Rather an early date, the piece is signed and dated on the bottom, "Eldreth 1985", he started his folk art pottery in Lancaster, PA in 1983.

Excellent.

9 1/4" 1985

$925

$800

WM E WARNER WEST TROY 2 gallon jug. This is the decoration this factory has become known, the detailed winged eagle holding a banner in it's beak.

There is a glaze imperfection or darker vein of clay on the left shoulder that has been partially painted over.

Additional photos of this lot have been added - close ups of the blue.

13" 1850

$1,650

$600

HUBBELL & CHESEBRO GEDDES, NY 4 gallon crock. Detailed and large brushed plume surround a delicate center floral pattern that fills the front of this large crock. Additional slip plumes and dots at the flower add to the appeal of this beauty. Blue at the maker's mark.

Professional restoration to a tight hairline behind left ear.

11" 1870

$600

$300

Unsigned advertising crock, approximate 2 gallon size. Signature bird design attributed to the Ellenville Pottery. Impressed and blue accented at the rim, "FRANK W. BAUER/THE GROCER/75 VESEY ST/NEW YORK". Frank Bauer must have been the ONLY grocer, or at least thought he was or should be.

Some staining and a tight hairline down from the rim on the back.

8 1/2" 1880

$825

$400

Unsigned approximate 2 gallon jug. Wonderful design of a bird flying over a large sunflower.Brushed accents give an animation feel to the decoration. Additionally, on the back at the handle there is an impressed tool mark to resemble screw heads. A very uncommon decorator technique.

Probably New York Origin. There is a kiln burn on the left, stone ping on the right and fry/blister to the design, all very minor and in the making.

14" 1870

$325

$150

NEW YORK STONEWARE CO FORT EDWARD NY 6 gallon jug shaped cooler. A rare form, to say the least. Complete with a great wooden spigot. Decorated with the signature leaf design from this factory.

Minor staining from use.

19 1/2" 1870

$60

$40

WEST TROY NY POTTERY 4 gallon advertising jug. In blue script on the front, "John Mason/Cohoes".

Signs of a red overpaint remain. Glaze spiders all through the shoulder. There are some glaze drips in the making. The handle is a replacement.

18" 1870

$700

$200

OTTMAN BROS & CO FORT EDWARD NY double handled 5 gallon advertising jug. In dark blue script on a nice gray background is, "M. A. Ingalls/Liquor Dealer,/Little Falls/NY". Blue at the maker's mark.

There is a minor hairline at the spout and some clay separation in the making on the back.

19" 1870

$90

$40

HAXSTUN OTTMAN & CO FORT EDWARD NY 3 gallon jug with large stylized flower design.

Signs of a red overpaint remain. Glaze burn on the back. The handle is replaced.

16 1/2" 1870

$130

$100

N. WHITE & CO BINGHAMTON 6 quart batter pail with bale handle. Brushed blue accents at the ears, handles and spout.

Professional restoration to one ear.

9 1/2" 1870

$1,800

$400

WHITES UTICA 6 gallon tall crock with just THE best example of their signature running bird design. Blue at the maker's mark.

There is a minor hairline at the base under the left ear.

13 1/2" 1865

$1,250

$400

W. ROBERTS BINGHAMTON approximate 1 1/2 gallon crock. Folky & Rare design of a tree of life.

There is a short hairline at the left ear and some very minor, old pitting at the base on the front.

7 1/4" 1860

$225

$150

Unsigned approximate 1/2 gallon pitcher with relief design of an American Elk on the front. Incised and blue accented flower designs on the sides. Additional blue accents at the handle. Wonderful blue and probably New York or New Jersey origin. See Plate #195 of a similar example in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Decorated Stoneware of North America by Webster. Also, page 261 in Early American Folk Pottery by Guilland, another similar example attributed to William Wingender at Haddonfield, NJ. CA 1850

There is a pewter tang at the handle but the lid is missing. Some surface chips at the antlers of the elk and a chip on the bottom on the very back.

10" 1850

$725

$600

F. B. NORTON WORCESTER MASS 5 gallon crock with large parrot decoration. The plumes that frame the parrot add to the appeal of this design.

There is an interior rim chip, minor stone ping in one plume and some staining from use. There is a very tight freeze line around the base, below the design.

12 1/2" 1870

$225

$150

BELMONT AVE POTTERY 6 quart preserve jar with bird on twig décor.

Glaze burns in the making. 11" 1880

$1,550

$800

HUMISTON & STOCKWELL. S. AMBOY, NJ 3 gallon ovoid jug with large brushed flower design.

One of the rarest early New Jersey marks and one we have never had this one before. Horace Humiston and Henry Stockwell are both listed in the 1830 census of South Amboy Township. This one year mark of their short-lived partnership probably represents only one kiln firing. The cobalt blue floral decoration is important. Collectors of Troy, NY pottery will instantly recognize the floral as typical of Orcutt & Humiston wares. It is highly unusual to document the decorator of any piece of stoneware and here it can be unequivocally stated that Humiston himself decorated this particular jug. Also, either Humiston or Stockwell threw the jug as both were skilled potters. Beautiful mottled gray to brown speckled clay color.

Original condition except for a pin head size flake on the top of the lip and stack mark on the side, created in the firing.

15" 1830

$1,650

$700

Unsigned 3 gallon crock with a great design of a large bird perched on a 3 railed fence. Nice blue and clay contrast on this folky New York crock.

There is a minor clay separation on the back and at the left ear that occurred in the making.

10" 1870

No Bid

$40

Lot of three decorative stoneware ink jars all less than 2 1/2" tall. A nice grouping with just minor flaking on each.

1900

$2,600

$850

WEST TROY NY POTTERY 1 gallon jug. Decorated with a large dotted chicken pecking corn design - a design rarely seen on a 1 gallon piece. Note the potter having fun with a classic design - the "corn" is right out the other end. Yikes. Blue at the maker's m

Glaze burn on the back side.

11 3/4" 1870

$170

$40

Stoneware flower frog decorated in an overall blue cobalt. Hand thrown, attributed to E. A. Hilton Pottery of Catawba Valley, N.C.

Excellent.

4" 1920

$6,000

$5,500

Rare & Important approximate 8 gallon double handled jug.

Stamped with an "X" at the shoulder and one of a kind decoration on the front and back. On the front is a soldier on horseback smoking a pipe. Next to that is a large corked, handled jug. On the opposite side is a standing General with a dog on his right and a jug on his left. In blue script next to the General is the name, "Fremont".

He was a political candidate for president in 1856 from the Republican party. John C. Fremont was a celebrated General appointed by President Lincoln. His long military career included many trailblazing exploits in the far west. The jug is probably Ohio origin.

There are glaze burns on the side and a stack mark in one of the handles that occurred in the making.

Excellent.

22 1/2" 1855

$825

$100

Small stoneware jar with an incised and blue accented band above, the hand scribed and blued, "Anchovis". Also in blue are the initials that appear to be, "J M" on the side. Probably New York City origin.

There is a short, tight old hairline down from the rim.

6" 1830

No Bid

$40

Lot of three pottery mugs.

The first: Yellowware with 2 blue accent bands. Impressed in the base, "100% Buckeye Pure".

The second: Bristol glaze relief tavern scene on one side and framed German verse on the opposite. Impressed on the bottom, "35 Whites Pottery, Utica NY.".

The third: Bristol glaze blue banded and stamped, "12" in ink on the bottom. All in good condition and about 4" tall.

$250

$150

HAXSTUN OTTMAN & CO FORT EDWARD NY 2 gallon jug with the best example of their signature plume design. Blue at the maker's mark.

There is a tight spider line up from the base on the right. Some staining from use.

14 1/2" 1870

$300

$150

J. & E. NORTON BENNINGTON VT 3 gallon jug with spiral dotted leaf design.

There is a stack mark on the front and minor staining from use.

15" 1855

$325

$150

F. B. NORTON & CO WORCESTER MASS 3 gallon jug with large, dark blue, dotted floral spray.

There is a kiln burn on the front that occurred in firing. Minor staining from use.

16" 1870

$275

$50

Unsigned miniature jug finished in a great dripped olive green decorative glaze. Probably North Carolina origin - possibly the D. Z. Craven Pottery in Seagrove N.C.

Excellent.

4" 1900

$225

$30

Stoneware 4-hole inkwell with tooled edges at the top and base. Probably Albany, NY origin.

Excellent.

1 5/8" x 3 1/4" 1860

$375

$100

Small stoneware jug pig bank in a dark olive green/brown applied glaze. Applied tail, eyes, feet, and ears to a stoneware jug form. Probably North Carolina origin.

Minor glaze imperfections in the making on the belly.

8 1/2" X 5" 1880

$350

$200

BREWER & HALM HAVANA 2 gallon book with a vibrant triple flower décor. Blue at the maker's mark. This was a very short lived pottery partnership.

Stack marks and stone ping on the right all occurred in the making.

13 1/2" 1852

$475

$150

WM E WARNER WEST TROY approximate 1 gallon cream pot with a dotted tornado design. Blue at the maker's mark.

Excellent.

8 1/2" 1850

$250

$150

J. HEISER BUFFALO NY 2 gallon preserve jar with a stylized grape cluster design. Fairly uncommon mark which is blued.

Professional restoration to a tight freeze line at the base but not in the blue design. There is a tight hairline at the rim behind the left ear, minor interior surface wear from use.

11" 1852

$275

$200

CORTLAND approximate 1 gallon preserve jar with a nice double flower design. The fitted wooden lid is a replacement. Blue at the maker's mark.

There are a few very minor surface chips at the base and rim.

9" 1860

$275

$150

OTTMAN BROS & CO FORT EDWARD NY 2 gallon advertising jug. IN nice blue script across the front, "Moore & Hubbard/Syracuse,/N.Y.". Blue at the maker's mark.

Excellent.

14" 1870

$130

$80

Unsigned 2 gallon stoneware bowl with handles. Script & underlined "2" at the rim. New York origin, possibly N. Clark, Mt. Morris. Fairly uncommon form.

Glaze burns/stack marks in the making.

7 1/2" X 13" 1860

$130

$100

Unsigned approximate 1 gallon cream pot with a large stylized flower design. Probably New York origin.

There is some very minor pitting and stone pings. There is a chip/spider line from a stone ping at the base on the back.

7 1/2" 1850

$425

$200

EDMANDS & CO 3 gallon cake crock. Decorated with a looping flower and "3/5" in blue script. We have no idea what that might represent. Uncommon form and design.

There are some surface chips at the interior rim and ears.

9" X 12" 1870

$425

$200

J. MANTELL PENN YAN 3 gallon preserve jar with a large bouquet of potted flowers. Additional blue accents at the ears and maker's mark. Great blue. Very pretty.

There is a very minor inbody spider line on the front.

13 1/2" 1860

$475

$150

PENN YAN 2 gallon crock with a slip blue double flower design done in the Stetzenmeyer Rochester style. Very animated decoration. Possibly done by Shem Thomas who also worked for Cowden Factory, Harrisburg.

Minor stone pings on the right side and some staining from use.

9 1/2" 1860

$1,600

$1,200

M WOODRUFF CORTLAND 4 gallon butter churn with stoneware guide. Just a great ribbed, double bell flower design in great blue. Additional blue at the maker's mark. This is a beauty.

There is a minor, tight spider line up from the base on the right and a glaze spider on the very back.

17" 1860

$90

ST. JOHNS STONEWARE approximate 1 gallon jug with stylized flower design. Probably a Canadian maker.

Mottled clay color and stack marks in the making. There is a large chip at the base on the back.

11 1/2" 1870

$875

$600

MANTELL & THOMAS PENN YAN 3 gallon jug. Boldly decorated with a great blue double flower design attributed to the potter Shem Thomas who moved to Cowden in Harrisburg, PA. Additional blue at the handle.

Nice example of a very short lived partnership. There is a tight line down from the spout on the right side.

16" 1854

No Bid

$40

Lot of two small handled jugs.
The first: Probably Dutch origin. Relief panel of a man smoking a pipe. Tooled accent bands top and bottom. Impressed "Half L" on the bottom. Excellent. 7" tall, ca 1900.

The second: Unsigned & undecorated ovoid jug with, "P. Mas" in script ink on the bottom. Minor chip at the base.

6 1/2" tall, ca 1840.

$60

$30

Miniature jug in Albany glaze. Scribed, "Little Brown/Jug/1976". Attributed to Norton Bennington Factory, a battle commemorative.

The handle is missing.

3" 1876

$70

$30

Stoneware 4-hole inkwell, probably New York State origin.

Ink stained on the top from use.

1 1/4" X 3 1/2" 1860

$100

$50

Hand thrown handled mug with fitted pewter lid. Decorated with 2 incised and blued bands. Albany glaze interior. Probably New York State origin.

Excellent.

5 1/2" 1840

$120

$30

Yellowware pitcher in an ochre sponged decoration.

There is an old, minor chip at the spout. Overall age crazing to the glaze.

6 1/2"

$140

$30

Decorated stoneware cake crock lid. Blue swag designs all around the rim and blue at the knob handle. Probably PA origin.

There is a very tight 6" long hairline.

10" outside diameter, 8" inside diameter. 1850

$40

$30

Decorated stoneware cake crock lid. Blue daubs all around the rim and blue at the knob handle.

There are chips in the handle and stack marks in the making.

8 1/2" outside diameter. 6 3/4" inside diameter. 1850

$425

$300

Unsigned 1 gallon cake crock with lid. Nice drooping flower design all around and blue accents at the handles. Impressed "1" under the ear. Decorated lid might not be original but is a very good fit match and color match.

There are a few minor surface chips and surface wear on the lid from use.

6" X 9 3/4" 1850

$525

$200

GEDDES NY 3 gallon crock with fat bird decoration in the Fort Edward style.

There are some surface chips at the rim. Minor glaze wear and crazing from use. Tight short line up from the base on the left side.

10 1/2" 1870

$275

$80

Unsigned 4 gallon crock probably Ohio origin. Flower decoration on the front is usually seen on the best New York potted pieces.

There is a long hairline on the front and a second on the back, both stabilized. There is a large chip at the interior rim on the back.

12" 1860

$650

$250

J & E NORTON BENNINGTON VT 2 gallon jug with a huge ribbed flower design.

There is a surface chip at the base on the back. Minor staining and age crazing to the glaze below the design. Stack mark at the left shoulder in the making.

13 1/2" 1855

$1,100

$250

COWDEN & WILCOX HARRISBURG PA 4 gallon ovoid jar.
Unusual variation of this factory's cluster of grapes design. Blue accents at the handles.

Great Blue and nice large cluster of grapes. Wonderful presentation.

Somewhat overglazed in the making. Minor glaze loss spot on the very back.

14" 1870

$600

$250

WEST TROY NY POTTERY 4 gallon crock with a nice blue bird design.

Minor staining and there is a stone ping at the rim on the back.

11 1/2" 1880

$325

$100

Unsigned approximate 2 gallon jardinière with applied open handles. Simple brushed flower design on the front and additional blue at the handles. Possibly Beaver, PA origin.

There is a stone ping at the shoulder and a short hairline up from the base on the left.

12" 1850

$500

$200

WEST TROY POTTERY 5 gallon jug with the blue framed date, "1881" in large letters.

Excellent.

18" 1881

$225

$100

ITHACA, N.Y. 5 gallon butter churn with dotted double flower design.

Professional restoration to 2 long hairlines on the front on either side of the maker's mark, down from the rim and thru the design. The fitted stoneware guide is a new replacement.

17" 1880

$190

$150

Unsigned approximate 1 gallon storage jar. Impressed and blue accented at the shoulder, "BUSH, DRAKE & CO/DRUGGIST,/NO 184 GREENWICH STREET/NEW YORK". Probably an early New York City maker.

There is a tight crow's foot inbody spider line on the right side.

10 1/2" 1830

$700

$300

Unsigned 2 gallon beehive or 1/2 jug with formed syrup spout. Decorated with a nice example of a bird on twig design attributed to Fort Edward Factory. Uncommon form.

There is a surface chip at the spout on the left and some minor staining.

13" 1870

$275

$200

LYONS 2 gallon jug with a delicate slip and brushed floral design. Probably from the Nathan Clark factory era.

There is a minor glaze spider and stain at the base.

13 1/2" 1850

$130

$80

N. WHITE & CO 2 gallon ovoid jug with brush "2" framed gallon designation.

Old surface pitting to the glaze all around. Some staining from use.

13" 1840

$130

$80

M. TYLER ALBANY MANUFACTURER 2 gallon ovoid jug. Blue accents at the maker's mark and gallon designation.

There is a stain thru and old hairline in the handle. Chips in the spout. Fairly uncommon mark.

13" 1840

$325

$30

BROWN & BROS HUNTINGTON. L I 1 1/2 gallon cream pot. Simple brushed blue leaf décor and blue at the maker's mark.

There is an old tight horizontal crack around the back and side. Glaze spider under the right ear. Overglaze in the making.

8" 1890

No Bid

$100

Unsigned tall "Westerwald" pouring stein with heavy pewter lid. Detailed top to bottom incised and blue accented vine & floral design. Incised under the glaze, "3Q" on the shoulder, probably a gallon designation.

Excellent.

17" 1860

$275

$100

FISHER LYONS NY approximate 1 gallon advertising jug. In blue script on the front, "G. Kamper's Sons/151 Michigan St/Buffalo, N.Y.".

Minor stone pings in the making.

11" 1880

$725

$200

Redwing Union Stoneware co Red Wing Minn 10 Gallon watercooler complete with original stand and drinking fountain attachment.

There is a short glaze line near the left handle at the rim, the piece rings true. There is a very tight, old crack in the original lid that is embossed 10W in the petals.

47" 1915

$20

$20

Lot of 6 soft cover price guides, all in good condition.

1. Redwing Stoneware, 1983, 160 pages.

2. 19th & 20th Century Yellowware, by Gallo. 1985. 150 pages.

3. Country Baskets by Raycraft. 1985 128 pages.

4. Blue & White Stoneware. 1986. 152 pages.

5. American Country Antiques, by Raycraft. 1992. 225 pages.

6. Country Stoneware & Pottery by Raycraft. 1990. 120 pages.

$375

$200

LYONS COOPERATIVE POTTERY approximate 1 gallon advertising jug. In blue script, "Bernhardt Bros/297, 299, 301/Washington St/Buffalo, N.Y.".

Pottery name is lightly impressed and some staining from use.

11" 1880

$16,500

$12,000

C. W. BRAUN 3 gallon crock with a great folk art rooster design. Extraordinary piece to say the least. Great blue cobalt and tremendous contrasting with blue and clay color.

Very tight short hairline down from the rim on the front. There is a short line above the left ear.

11" 1860

$675

$300

Unsigned approximate 1/2 gallon decorated pitcher of PA origin. Brushed blue drooping flower design attributed to the Remmey Factory. Blue at the spout and handle.

Professional restoration to a very minor surface chip at the base on the right. Stone ping on the front occurred when fired.

9 1/4" 1850

$3,100

$2,500

Unsigned ovoid jug, approximate 1/2 - 1 gallon size. Decorated with a deeply incised and blue accented flowing flower, a design associated with the early New York City Potters. The reeded neck is also typical with this region. Blue accents at the handle.

There is a tight line in the handle and stacks, all occurred when made. Excellent.
This is a nice example of some of the first decorated American Stoneware.

11 1/2" 1800