Circa 1867-1894: Very few stoneware mugs produced by George William Newman Fulton (1834-1894) are known to exist, and this beautifully thrown salt glazed mug with exuberant Albany slip freehand decoration is a very fine example of this quirky and creative Shenandoah Valley of Virginia potter's output.
For Sale: $4,695
Circa 1880s: West Virginia stoneware collectors love their local merchant jars, and this 15" tall four gallon storage jar made for "A.W. Kidd and Sons, dealers in stoves, grates and general hard ware" in Jackson C.H. (now Ripley), West Virginia, is desirable because jars from towns that no longer exist or have been renamed are scarce and fewer large pieces were manufactured.
For Sale: $3,850
Circa 1890s: Whites Utica pieces in four color glaze treatments are scarce and desirable like this molded cooler with its two highly detailed and profusely decorated scenes.
For Sale: $3,795
Circa 1880: This historically significant and possibly unique 9 5/8" slip script redware plate reads "Hancock for Ever!" and was produced on the occasion of the beloved Union Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock's 1880 bid for the presidency against James A. Garfield, who would be assassinated in 1881.
For Sale: $3,750
Circa 1870s: With the expanded interest in the striped stoneware of West Virginia and Southwest Pennsylvania, finding unusual examples of this type of stoneware has become increasingly difficult because of its high demand and relatively low supply.
For Sale: $3,695
Circa 1800-1850: This handsome and unusual presentation 10" script decorated redware plate made for C.G. Payne was more than likely manufactured in Norwalk, Connecticut, by Absalom Day or the firm Smith and Day.
For Sale: $3,250
Circa 1850-1870: This incredibly rare and important Ohio harvest jug inscribed "Elisabeth Harpster / Flat Rock / Seneca Co / O" stands a mere 7" high to the top of its handle and has a capacity of only 24 ounces. On top if its small size, it is the only known harvest jug of this type that has a woman's name on it, making it extremely scarce.
For Sale: $3,150
Circa 1835-1838: Here is a very rare example of a beautiful 9.25" tall Clarkson Crolius Sr. one gallon jar with tabbed, rather than open, handles.
For Sale: $2,995
Circa 1870s: This massive Northeast Ohio water cooler attributed to Akron potter Freierick Weeks stands just over 15" tall and is nearly 12" in diameter.
For Sale: $2,850
Circa 1852-1864: This 12" tall two gallon salt glazed storage crock is easily attributable to brothers Alexander and William Boughner, sons of Daniel Boughner, Greensboro, Pennsylvania's first potter.
For Sale: $2,795
Circa 1870-1890: Although every 19th century American household needed at least one chamber pot by necessity, very few stoneware chamber pots have survived, and this is the only specimen of the form we have owned in our nearly twenty years in the business.
For Sale: $2,250
Circa 1850-1880: This petite signed "John Bell / Waynesboro" ladies cuspidor, the smallest produced by the Pennsylvania potter, was decorated with manganese and then glazed with lead as was common practice with 19th century redware.
For Sale: $1,895
Circa 1875: West Virginia stoneware collectors love their local merchant jugs, and this two gallon stencil decorated jug made for "Louis P Frobe / Wines and Liquors / 1041 Market St / Wheeling W VA" is a terriffic example of the wares produced for over 100 different merchants in Wheeling in the last quarter of the 19th century.
For Sale: $1,795
Circa 1880s: Ohio stoneware collectors are always looking for something different to scratch their itch, and this bottle form half gallon tanware jug made in Southwest Pennsylvania for Pomeroy, Ohio merchant J. A. Franz is a rare find, indeed.
For Sale: $1,750
Circa 1870-1890: This substantial yellowware doorstop is attributed to Mogadore, Ohio's Monroe Pottery, run by James S. Monroe and his sons Edgar and Gustavus.
For Sale: $1,695
Circa 1880-1900: The flowerpot with attached saucer is a desirable tanware form and this example, fully decorated all around, does not disappoint.
For Sale: $1,650
Circa 1860: Illustrated on page 253 of Alexandria, Virginia Pottery: 1792-1876 (Wadsworth Publishing Company 2007), author Eddie Wilder calls this one gallon handled storage jar "an outstanding example bearing the mark of Milburn." B.C. Milburn's imprint on this jar was in use circa 1833-1866.
For Sale: $1,595
Circa 1879-1897: This large 14.5" tall four gallon signed J.M. Hickerson Strasburg VA storage jar features fantastic dark blue freehand floral decoration on both sides.
For Sale: $1,495
Circa 1870s: Likely made by James Hamilton and Company in Greensboro PA, this rare one gallon stencil decorated jug advertises Michael Moore's General Store in Proctor, West Virginia, a small unincorporated town on the Ohio River in Wetzel County.
For Sale: $1,475
Circa 1870s: This unusual 7.5" tall by 12" diameter (13" including the handles) two gallon handled milk pan was made to accommodate heavy farm labor with its thick rim and wide spout.
For Sale: $1,450
Circa 1870-1890: This handsome three gallon stoneware churn with freehand cobalt decoration is attributed to S.A. Colvin and Son.
For Sale: $1,375
Circa 1870: Morgantown, West Virginia's pottery is hard to come by and this four gallon storage jar is decorated top to bottom with the Thompson family's signature ferns.
For Sale: $1,350
Circa 1880: Signed "E. Bair. / Punxsutawney. PA.," this 8" tall cream jar was manufactured in southwestern Pennsylvania probably by one of the potters in Greensboro or New Geneva for general store merchant Ephraim Bair (1811-1898), one of Punxsutawney's first settlers.
For Sale: $1,250
Circa 1879-1897: This fine three gallon J.M. Hickerson Strasburg, Virginia storage jar boasts dark blue freehand decoration on both sides is in excellent condition.
For Sale: $1,195
Circa 1925-1950: Measuring 8" in height, this rare salt glazed sewer tile football on tee bank is most probably the work of legendary Tuscarawas County, Ohio, potter Edward J. Ellwood.
For Sale: $1,150
Circa 1850-1880: We love 19th century redware script plates, and it's a real treat for us to offer this small 8.25" yellow slip decorated plate adorned with a moniker we have not previously encountered: Walter.
For Sale: $1,050
Circa 1886-1903: Strasburg, Virginia master potters Jacob and Daniel Letcher Eberly developed the multi-color lead, copper, and manganese glaze combination that was splashed over a slip wash which, once fired, produced an attractive polychromatic coloration so popular that even the city''s famous Bell family would imitate it on their own firm's wares.
For Sale: $945
Circa 1850s: Beaver County stoneware was made to last, and this three gallon semi-ovoid storage jar with double flower decoration is a testament to that statement. This handsome jar stands 10" high and is 11" in diameter, not including its handles.
For Sale: $895
Circa 1890s: Dark and crisp cobalt freehand and stencil decoration covers this 15" R.T Williams four gallon storage jar.
For Sale: $850
Circa 1850s: Beaver County stoneware was made to last, and this five gallon semi-ovoid cream jar with floral decoration is a testament to the longevity of the county's pottery production. Weighing in at a stout 21 pounds, this jar stands 14" tall and is just over 12" wide from ear to ear.
For Sale: $850
Circa 1870: Stoneware manufactured at Morgantown, West Virginia's Thompson Pottery is tough to find and always coveted by the region's collectors. This two gallon storage jar stands 11.5" tall and is adorned with the Thompson family's signature freehand ferns.
For Sale: $825
Circa Mid 19th Century: Measuring 15" tall, this sleek slightly ovoid 4 gallon Ohio churn sports a big folksy freehand flower with leaves and cobalt decorated handles.
For Sale: $795
Circa 1890s: The Neff Brothers' little known pottery was located in Taylorsville, an unincorporated community in Higghland County in the Southwest Ohio.
For Sale: $795
Circa 1883-1885: Because Strasburg VA stoneware merchant William H. Crisman had a mere two-year run in the pottery business, it is always a treat to come across an interesting example of his work.
For Sale: $695
Circa 1860-1880: Measuring a hair over 14" tall and most probably thrown by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, master potter Richard C. Remmey, this eye catching three gallon water cooler is decorated on all sides and includes an old wooden spigot that was found with the cooler when we purchased it.
Sale Pending
Circa 1820s: This incredible one pint snuff of tobacco jar attributed to early American potter Branch Green's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, production stands a mere hair over 5" tall and 4" in diameter at the widest point.
Sale Pending
Circa 1863: Dated pieces by iconic Waynesboro, Pennsylvania potter John Bell are extremely rare, and this one gallon cake crock includes a Civil War era 1863 inscription under one handle.
Sale Pending
Circa 1876-1880: After the last pottery in Alexandria, Virginia, shut its doors in 1876, long time local merchant E.J. Miller & Son began to commission their salt glazed stoneware from the storied Greensboro, Pennsylvania pottery firm James Hamilton and Company.
Sale Pending
Bob Zordani and Heidi Kellner: (217) 714-5016, Lexington, Virginia: zandk@zandkantiques.com
