Lot #: 59
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, attributed to Dave the Slave, Lewis Miles' Stoney Bluff Manufactory, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1855, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and large pocket-like handles. Jar incised with an "X" along with two slash marks on the shoulder. Surface covered in a green alkaline glaze. Includes letter of authenticity from Stephen Ferrell. Entire top of rim missing. Heavy chipping to one handle. Approximately 6 1/2" in-the-firing flake to bottom of jar at edge. 3 3/8" hairline on underside, continuing 2 3/4" up side of jar. H 10 1/2".
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