Two Painted Red Earthenware Jars Seen this Week in Brimfield, Mass.

While walking around the antique fields this week in Brimfield, Massachusetts, I came across these two red earthenware jars that were being sold as German-made, although I believe they are actually American-made, dating from the late eighteenth or nineteenth century. However, what struck me about each jar was the refinement in the way they were produced, very much reminding me of red earthenware made in New England, and especially coastal Massachusetts.

And even though I have not been able to find the original auction result, both of these jars retain auction labels adhered to the base, where they were sold together in the same lot years ago at Sotheby's in New York City. Furthermore, the jars are painted with Asian scenes, writing and figures, which I believe probably dates from the 1800s or early 1900s.

Additionally, the jars also had large matching painted wooden lids, but they were not original, and most likely made to compliment these jars within the last thirty years. Nonetheless, though, these are two objects that could retain an interesting story if their history could be retraced. The dealer was asking $1,200 for the pair.

Two Painted Red Earthenware Jars Seen this Week in Brimfield, Mass.

Late 18th or 19th Century Red Earthenware Jars Possibly from New England

The Exterior Paint Probably Dates from the 1800s or Early 1900s

These Jars were Shown this Week in Brimfield, Mass.

They Originally Sold Through Sotheby's in New York City

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A View of the Lead Glazed Interiors

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