Exceptional Four-Handled Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron-Slip Broken Stem Floral Decoration, attributed to Thomas Chandler, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1850, finely-potted, bulbous jar with thin, semi-rounded rim and four arched-tab handles applied around the shoulder, iron-slip-decorated with four slip-trailed "broken stem" floral motifs around the shoulder against a gray-green alkaline-glazed ground with mottled lower half to jar. This jar features rare and desirable four-handled construction due to its remarkable size, measuring approximately twelve to fourteen gallons. Difficult-to-find with any decoration, this four-handled form is most often seen with Chandler's kaolin-slip drape motif, making this work somewhat more unusual. Provenance: Ex-George Sadder. Two large rim chips, measuring 2 5/8" and 1 7/8". An approximately 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" network of thin cracks to shoulder area, some surface level only, not visible on interior, adjoining a thin crack extending around majority of jar's shoulder, parts of which are visible on interior and parts of which appear to be surface-level only. These cracks are unsealed and jar "rings true." A horizontal 5 3/8" Y-shaped line near midsection, partially visible on interior. Some additional surface lines to interior only. A thin crack across underside, extending 6 1/4" up base in two places. Areas of grease staining to jar. A smooth, minor base chip. Remarkably, all four handles survive with no chips. H 19 1/2". Special Note: Due to this object's large size, we are unable to ship it using our normal in-house shipping service. It must either be picked up by the high bidder, or special arrangements must be made by the high bidder for pick up and / or shipping by a third party. If you have any questions, please contact us; we are certainly able to recommend options for third party shippers ahead of time that you can contact for a quote.
