7.5″ tall. Scarce example. Eagle victorious over the British lion w/ 16-stars between it’s spread wings. Obverse w/ oak leaf garland encircling poetry : “Come Freedom’s Sons & Join the Choir. Let Patriot Pride Your Hearts Inspire…Columbia’s Warriors Never Yield to Force by Flood or Field. Her Eagle Never Cowers.” Referenced in Arman p. S.71, […]
6.75″ tall. Compelling design, unlisted by Arman. Polychrome eagle w/ 13 stars repeats both sides & under spout. Silver w/ intricate vine cut inlay at collar. Minor restoration. Exc. Superb example. Rex & Patti Stark Collection.
1.5″x1.75″. Commodore Thomas Truxtun (1755-1822), an accomplished captain during the American Revolution, was appointed as one of the original six corp captains in Geo. Washington’s new Navy. In 1799, he engaged w/ an enemy ship for the first time since the war; defeating the French frigate, L’Insurgente. The battle scene is beautifully painted here against […]
7.5″ tall. James Mad(d)ison President of the United States of America portrait ringed by interwoven through oak leaf border. Seen in Arman M. 7, pg. 134. Columbiana figures w/ eagle & Peace, Plenty and Independence slogan reverse. Seamless spout repair & fingerprint in glaze handle top. Exc. Rex & Patti Stark Collection.
8″ tall. Exceedingly rare in any color, but a show stopper in red. Arman references a black example of this text in J.13, p. 114. Endearing portrait surrounded by stars & names of sixteen united states including the most recent admission “Tenassee”. Bold & crisp definition w/ genre scene reverse. Repaired crack at spout & […]
3/4″W x 1″H intaglio x 2″H including hanger. Exceptional craftsmanship suggests a prestigious jewelry house. The Massachusetts Historical Society holds a motto intaglio in a very similar setting, which is identified as Boston’s Jones, Ball & Poor c.1848. That piece was sent by First Lady Louisa Catherine to Massachusetts Speaker of the House Robert Charles […]
5.5″ tall. Early spread-wing eagle w/ gold script “Liberty” overhead. 15 stars (dating this between 1795 & 1818) w/ leaf & berry vine. Two thin cracks emanate from handle’s bottom reverse. One is seen to the right of the wing & the other entirely reverse. VG. Rex & Patti Stark Collection.
4″ tall. Early & unusual form w/ elder statesman portrait. Honest wear & crazing. Fine. Rex & Patti Stark Collection.
4×5″ tall. Impressed “Wedgwood” and “J” on verso. C.1820-1830s. Aging profile w/ iconic Parisian fur cap. Outstanding contrast to flawless basalt field. Wedgwood stamped w/ hand inscribed Dr. Franklyn reverse. Exceptional example whose rivals appear largely in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection. VF. Rex & Patti Stark Collection.
8.5″x10″ tall. Iconic late period Franklin profile fills nearly every inch. Signed Elijah Mayer (c.1785 – 1834) reverse. Mayer was a respected Stoke-on-Trent potter competing against Josiah Wedgwood. The attribution bottom right to this bold sculpt “Bentley” likely refers to Wedgwood’s partner Thomas Bentley (1730-80). Uneven back which does not lay flat. Clay is 1/4″ […]