Exceptional small 7 3/4"H. stoneware rundlet , tan salt glaze exterior decorated with four sets of tooling from top to bottom. Impressed four times around the spout, "C. Crolius/Stoneware/Manufacturer/Manhattan Wells/New York" , circa 1815. The piece is in excellent condition except for a few minor flakes which were caused in the kiln firing. Although the piece has no cobalt applied the salt glaze is exceptional which makes the piece quite beautiful overall. The few cobalt decorated rundlets I have seen do not have a good salt glaze, most likely from where they were located in the kiln. One final point in, the photos you will see some lighter spot which looks like flaking it is just lighter shades of salt glaze. The piece does not have any flaking. $2850
Very rare small 7"H. stoneware jug in pristine condition with tooled lines from the shoulder to the early footed base. It is decorated with delicate leaf design and the 18th century initials "E F", on one side and the opposite with the date 1796. The cobalt is brilliant in color and the piece is in like new condition without wear. It was most likely made specifically for someone. The piece with its date and initials is similar to Abraham Mead, Greenwich CT. Mead based on family tradition stopped potting in 1791 as noted in Laura Woodside Watkins book Early New England Potters and Their Wares. The clay is very much like Morgan clay from Cheesequake New Jersey. This leads me to believe the piece to be made in New York City or Cheesequake New Jersey by one of the early New York or New Jersey Master Potters. $4800
Extremely rare small free-handled pot, 7"H. with similar cobalt floral designs on both sides, attributed to Egbert Schoonmaker, Kingston, New York, circa 1805. Excellent condition for its age. The piece has a dime size hole in the base, a firing imperfection that I had professionally restored, see photo. A fine early pot in a very hard to find size. $1800
Small early ovoid jar 7"H jar with dark cobalt at rim and early footed base without Albany slip on the interior. Probably made in either New York or New Jersey, circa 1805-1820. Incised on the base "G W D". Except for one flake at the rim and three shallow chips at the base otherwise very good condition, uncommon size. $495
