Edmands & Co. Albany Glazed Pottery Covered Cookie Jar,
Edward T. and Thomas R. Edmands, Charlestown, Massachusetts,
1852-68, molded cylindrical form with narrow paneled sides, molded
rope ring handles, the base impressed “EDMANDS & CO.,” (rim chips
on cover), ht. 6 3/4 in.
$300-500
Daniel O’Connell Rockingham Glazed Pottery Pitcher, made by
Ralph Ragnall Beech, Philadelphia, c. 1850, molded face jug in the
likeness of Daniel O’Connell, an Irish political leader in the first half of
the 19th century, (minor imperfections), ht. 7 in.
Provenance: Ex collection Edwin Atlee Barber, curator of ceramics
at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, and who
became its director in 1907.
$400-600
Molded Rockingham Glazed Pottery Pitcher with Griffins and
Monument, George Whitefield Farrar, Fairfax, Vermont, c. 1850,
molded with blossoms around the neck over a pair of griffins flanking
an obelisk, possibly the Revolutionary War monument at Bennington,
Vermont, impressed “FARRAR’S POTTERY FAIRFAX VT” on the
shoulder, (chips, hairline), ht. 8 7/8 in.
$400-600
Molded Rockingham Glazed Pottery Pitcher with Griffins and
Monument, attributed to George Whitefield Farrar, Fairfax, Vermont, c.
1850, molded with blossoms around the neck, the sides with pairs of
griffins flanking an obelisk, possibly the Revolutionary War monument at
Bennington, Vermont, (repaired), ht. 9 1/8 in.
$300-500
Rockingham Glazed Pottery Teapot, probably America, mid to
late 19th century, molded with scrolled foliage on cover and body,
unmarked, (hairline around base), ht. 8 in.
$250-350
Rockingham Glazed Pottery Pitcher, model attributed to Daniel
Greatbatch, Bennington, Vermont, c. 1848-49, six-panel pitcher with
shaped reserves depicting floral sprays in relief, scrolled foliate handle,
(minor glaze wear on panel edges), ht. 9 1/2 in.
$300-500
Hampshire Pottery Chocolate Pot, New Hampshire, c. 1870s,
elongated four-lobe oval form with two panels ornamented with
Japanese-inspired flowers and birds in enamel and gilt, circular red
maker’s mark, (minor spout hairline and gilt wear), ht. 9 1/2 in.
$200-250
Molded Albany Slip Glazed Pottery Pitcher with Griffins, attributed
to George Whitefield Farrar, Fairfax, Vermont, c. 1850, molded with
blossoms around the neck over a pair of griffins flanking an obelisk,
possibly the Revolutionary War monument at Bennington, Vermont,
(repairs), ht. 9 1/8 in.
$200-300
790.
Griffin-decorated Bennington Pottery Pitcher, attributed to William
Farrar, 19th century, Rockingham glazed molded pitcher with relief
decoration, the rim with flower blossoms and leaves, the body with two
panels with griffins flanking a torch, (chips, hairline), ht. 8 1/4 in.
$100-150
791.
Pewter-mounted Rockingham Glazed Pottery Teapot, T. Smith, Jr.,
possibly Norwalk, Connecticut, c. 1870, ribbed squat body with applied
pewter reeded spout, the cover with acorn finial, foliate embellished
handle, indistinctly impressed “T. SMITH JR./PAT. O[ctober 18]70,” ht.
6 3/4 in.
$300-500
792.
Parian Ware Bust of Oliver Wendell Holmes, possibly Boston, mid
to late 19th century, molded bust on a square plinth, the sides of the
plinth with impressed marks “Sidney Morse Sculp’t/ Published by J.
McD & S. Boston,” the back of the plinth with printed Holmes quote:
“For him in vain the envious seasons roll/Who bears eternal summer in
his soul,” ht. 10 in.
$300-500
793.
Pottery Potato-form Flask, America, 19th century, molded flask with
mottled matte brown glaze, ht. 7 1/4 in.
$150-200
794.
Parian Ware Syrup Pitcher, United States Pottery Company,
Bennington, Vermont, c. 1853, molded with a vertical scrolled foliate
pattern in relief on a stippled ground, the bottom with raised ribbon
mark with the initials “U.S.P.,” ht. 5 1/2 in.
$100-150
795.
Small Parian Ware Pitcher, Fenton’s Works, Bennington, Vermont,
prior to 1853, smear glaze on eight-panel white porcelain body
molded with raised “Paneled Vine and Flower” pattern, raised square
impressed with the words “Fenton’s Works;/Bennington,/Vermont.,”
(body and handle cracked), ht. 5 in.
$100-150
796.
Rockingham Glazed Pottery Clenched Fist Flask, mid-19th century,
early dark luster glaze, (imperfections), ht. 5 in.
$100-150
797.
Bennington Pottery Rockingham Glazed Pitcher, Norton & Fenton,
Bennington, Vermont, 1845-47, six-sided vessel with molded roses
and grape clusters around the neck and floral and foliate scrolls on the
body, early dark luster Rockingham glaze, the base with impressed
circular mark “NORTON & FENTON BENNINGTON VT,” (imperfections),
ht. 10 1/4 in.
Literature: A similar example is pictured in Bennington Pottery and
Porcelain, by Richard Carter Barret, Bonanza Books, 1958, p. 25.
$400-600
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