Rare attrib. Buck Family Pottery, Wythe County, VA Manganese-Glazed Redware Jar

Winter 2026 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 278

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Rare Manganese-Glazed Redware Jar, attributed to the Buck Family Pottery, Wythe County, VA, circa 1800-1860, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, tapering collar with flattened rim, and ribbed open-strap handles, the surface covered in a mottled, reddish-colored lead-and-manganese glaze. Closely-related jars in the collection of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, NC have been attributed to North-Carolina-born potter, Christian Buck, and his family at their pottery in Wythe County, Virginia. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Literature: Illustrated in Wahler, Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Part One, p. 64, pl. 60, p. 89, pl. 11, p. 199, pl. 60. In this book, Wahler describes this jar as "possibly Greene County [TN]; Found in North Carolina. Possibly made in Wythe County, Virginia." Wear to rim. Some light surface wear. A 3/4" flake to body. Very minor handle wear. Base chips. Significant exfoliation to bottom half of jar's interior. H 8".



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