Lot #: 224
Price Realized: $2,070.00
($1,800 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Extremely Rare Stoneware Mug with Cobalt Dot and Floral Motifs and Decorated Handle, attributed to the Decker Pottery, Chucky Valley, TN, late 19th century, tapered mug with incised lines at shoulder and base, the reverse with applied, heavily-ribbed handle. Shoulder decorated with a series of cobalt dots and body decorated with three brushed cobalt tulips. Handle decorated with two rows of cobalt dots. Form, color, and decoration, consistent with the work of the Decker family of Chucky Valley, TN. Highly unusual form for this maker with strong decoration. A fine example of Southern stoneware. As-made condition with a salt drip at base, a base chip, and some very faint, in-the-firing lines at base, which do not extend through to interior. H 3 3/4".
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