Mid 1800s NESSLY 14" pottery twin handled urn and lid from Midland Ohio

Description

Yes it is truly a love/hate relationship with the rare and unique Neanderthal handles incorporated onto an otherwise daintily painted piece of fine American pottery. This 14" mid to late 1800s Nessly twin handled urn and handled lid is an exceptional example of this rare line of stoneware created by Nessly of Midland, Ohio. There is but one small chip on the bottomside ring of the lid which could very easily be repaired and is otherwise unseen in normal use or display. It is a fascinating combination of 4 elements that creates this overall pottery piece. The bottom is a delicately gilt painted yet geometrically primative sequence of hexogons. Above that is a lovely spacing of brown tones which shades from a light to a dark cocoa coloration as it approaches the top. The top is a fascinating sequence of first leaf pedals and 1/2 circles with rays below a solid gold band before converting back to a similar hexagon pattern with what looks like clover leafs in the intersections. The handles have unique elements and the lid handle appears to be an afterthought primative repair hand squeezed molding and gilt glazing. The lid also is a combination of all of the urn elements listed above. The inside is very bright and clean which is truly remarkable for the age. The outer rim of the base is also exceptionally free of significant chips. The width at the base is 8" and the widest diameter of the urn is 11". That makes the outer tips of the side handles 14" across. The urn itself is 12" tall and again the overall height with the lid in place is 14". I have to feel this was one of the earliest pieces produced by this company with the random geometrical pattern. They seemed to fall in line with more traditional glazings and delicate features as time progressed in to the later 1800s. The side handles may have been touched to some degree, but it is the handle on the lid that was basically replaced with the primitive effect.
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