A stoneware flowerpot with lavish incised and cobalt-highlighted bird and floral decoration, attributed to William Morgan

SPARKS, MD. — Crocker Farm will hold its summer auction of American stoneware and redware on Saturday, July 16, at 10 am. Preview is Friday, July 15, 1 to 6 pn, and Saturday, 8 to 10 am.

Among the rare and important items on offer are a stoneware flowerpot with lavish incised and cobalt-highlighted bird and floral decoration, attributed to William Morgan; a possibly unique 3-gallon stoneware pitcher with profuse incised bird-on-branch motifs along with applied and impressed decoration, stamped “E.H. Wood” and dated 1840. A standout among redware is an open-handled redware jar with profuse three-color slip floral decoration, twice-dated 1810, Bucks County, Penn.

The Gorsuch Barn, where the auction will be staged, is at 15900 York Road. For more information, www.crockerfarm.com or 410-472-2016.

To watch video previews on select lots in their sale, click here.

Lot 54, a 3-gallon stoneware pitcher, E.H. Wood, 1840.

Lot 74, 4-gallon alkaline-glazed stoneware jar inscribed “Dave / Jan 13 1862.”

Lot 90, stoneware pitcher with incised bird and floral decoration, attributed to Henry Remmey, Sr.

Lot 196, open-handled redware jar with profuse three-color slip floral decoration, twice-dated 1810, Bucks County, Penn.

Lot 264, 16-gallon jar with freehand and stenciled cobalt decoration, “Hamilton & Jones Greensboro,” circa 1870.