Lot #: 133
Price Realized: $900.00
($750 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Six-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Stamped "II," attributed to the Reverend John Landrum Pottery, Horse Creek Valley, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1810-1830, bulbous jar with narrow mouth, thin, semi-rounded rim, and flattened lug handles, the surface covered in a mottled olive-green alkaline glaze with heavier application around the upper body. Shoulder impressed twice with a highly unusual three-pronged stamp, denoting a capacity of six gallons. Stamped "II" at base. A piece of kiln debris on one handle. A long crack extending from shoulder on one side around most of jar's circumference, ending near base. Two large adjacent reglued sections at base/underside, including a 1" base chip. A piece of adhered clay and a small in-the-firing contact mark near midsection on one side. H 15 1/2".
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