A Wheeling Pottery Dewey’s Flagship Covered Jar and Patriotic Shaving Mug

Late 19th Century

together with two Liverpool transfer-decorated mugs.
Height of jar 7 1/8 inches.

Property from the Collection of the Legendary Dealer Norm Flayderman

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

The late E. Norman Flayderman (1928-2013) remains legendary as an antique arms dealer, a prolific author, and a perspicacious collector across a wide range of categories. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, both antique dealers, he founded N. Flayderman & Co. in 1952. The third-generation dealer ran a brick-and-mortar shop for ten years before changing his business model to focus solely on scholarly catalogue sales, producing 119 consecutive issues between 1954 and 1998.

Flayderman delighted in finding decorative items rich with history and sharing their stories with fellow collectors who shared his passion. Many items offered here from his storied collection reflect the breadth of his knowledge of nautical history, including carved gangway boards identified to nineteenth century ships, paintings of sailing vessels, nautical instruments, and thematically decorated American and English pottery.

In overall fine and stable condition. Minor surface wear, scratches and decoration loss to each, consistent with age and use. Even glaze craquelure to Liverpool mugs. Chip to bottom rim of 'Courtship Matrimony' mug.

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Sam Cowan

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Sam Cowan is the Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors
Interiors by Freeman's.

Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.

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