It was a heck of a day yesterday for public stoneware sales in America, which included the Marshall Goodman Jr. Collection in Virginia that I already posted about this weekend; however, another significant sale was a longtime antique dealer's collection, much of which had been consigned to Crocker Farm in Sparks, Maryland a few years back. But the rest of this collection sold yesterday through Carlson Gallery Inc. in Freehold, New York.
Interestingly, the majority of the collection that sold yesterday was made up of late eighteenth to nineteenth century incised (this dealer's favorite type of stoneware) and cobalt decorated objects that were produced in the Northeast states, all of which saw very strong bidding.
Although, the highlight of the sale was a double-handled stoneware jar made by the free black potter Thomas Commeraw (ca. 1771-1823) in the Corlear's Hook neighborhood of Manhattan. I viewed this as somewhat of an advertising object, seeing that basically one side of the jar was nearly completely covered with five lines of stamped script, which read, "Commeraw / Stoneware / Corlears / Hook / N York."
The jar was also decorated around the entire top with an impressed swag-and-tassel decoration that was then infilled with cobalt. Nevertheless, there were some prominent names involved with the bidding, whereas the jar ended up selling for $42,500 plus the auction premium.
For more information about Thomas Commeraw, I suggest Brandt's Zipp's new book, Thomas Commeraw: The Life and Work of the First African-American Pottery Owner: https://www.commeraw.com/about-me/
Note: Here is a link to the auction catalog, where the remainder of the stoneware that sold yesterday can be seen: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/299829_carlsen-gallery-anniversary-auction/
An Outstanding Example of Thomas Commeraw Stoneware
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