September 23, 2023: The Important Collection of H. Marshall Goodman Jr. - Day Two
Sat, Sep 23, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 1032
STEPHEN B. SWEENEY, HENRICO CO., VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JUG
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for
$1,560
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
STEPHEN B. SWEENEY, HENRICO CO., VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JUG, salt-glazed, approximately two-gallon capacity, semi-ovoid form with ringed mouth, double incised shoulder ring, and applied strap handle with shallow medial groove and thumb-pressed lower terminal. Brushed cobalt floral design to front, additional cobalt to handle terminals. Stephen B. Sweeney (1799-1862), Bailey's Creek, Henrico Co., VA. 1838-1863. 14" HOA.
Literature: Parallels Hunter (ed.) - Ceramics in America 2013, p. 235, fig. 51, "The Remarkable 19th-Century Stoneware of Virginia's Lower James River Valley" by Kurt C. Russ, Robert Hunter, Oliver Mueller-Heubach, and Marshall Goodman.
Condition
Very good condition, having a few faint, mostly minor hairlines, including one extending vertically below handle.
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The important collection of H. Marshall Goodman Jr., Richmond, VA.
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