Lot #: 57
Price Realized: $2,520.00
($2,100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Large-Sized Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Kaolin Slip Decoration, attributed to Thomas Chandler, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1850, ovoid jar with thin, semi-rounded rim and arched tab handles, the alkaline-glazed surface decorated on the front and reverse with slip-trailed kaolin slip curving and draped looping line designs against a gray-green ground. Jar measures approximately five to six gallons. Provenance: From a fifty-year SC collection. One side with a crack descending from shoulder across underside and several inches up reverse. Additional shorter, thinner cracks extending onto base from underside. A small chip to one handle. Minor traces of old yellow paint to base area. H 16 1/2".
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