Lot #: 359
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Monumental Four-Handled Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Medial Ridge, attributed to Tinsely W. Craven, Henderson County, TN, circa 1840-1860, large-sized, ovoid jar with semi-squared rim and applied lug handles at the shoulder and midsection, the center of the jar with distinctive raised clay band around its circumference. Surface dipped in a whitish slip and covered in a salt glaze with appealing glaze runs to the shoulder area. A sculptural Tennessee stoneware form, distinctive to the Craven family. Provenance: Recently found in the Midwestern U.S. Cracks to bottom half of jar, one of which continues onto the underside. Minor chipping to base, some of which is glazed over. A few chips to raised band, the longest being a shallow chip measuring 1 1/4". A shallow chip to one handle. A few typical firing flaws. Some flaking to a salt glaze run, which extends from shoulder to the raised band at center. Exfoliation to interior. H 20".
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