EarlyAmericanCeramics.com: A Selection of 19th Century Red Earthenware and Stoneware that Sold atDuane Merrill's in Vermont Today

Saturday, January 28, 2017

A Selection of 19th Century Red Earthenware and Stoneware that Sold atDuane Merrill's in Vermont Today

Williston, Vermont auctioneer, Duane Merrill assembled an exciting auction, which he sold earlier today that included a few examples of wonderful red earthenware and stoneware.

The most exciting object was a five-gallon stoneware crock made by Haxton, Ottman & Company in Fort Edwards, New York. The cobalt decoration was described as a wedding cake house. The crock was given a modest $1,000-$2,000 pre-auction estimate; however, it ended up selling for $18,000 plus the buyer's premium.

The most interesting example of red earthenware was a huge eighteen-inch cooler, which was likely made in Vermont; although, I can not confirm the potter's business. The cooler sold for $400, which was likely a result of the amount of damage it had sustained in the area where a spigot would have been inserted. I have never seen a red earthenware cooler of this size before, but I would not be surprised if the potter, who made it was inspired by some of the important coolers that were made in Bennington, Vermont in the nineteenth-century.

Note: The prices shown below do not reflect the buyer's premium; the price only reflects what the object sold for at the auctioneer's podium.

Lot No. 0021