SMITH, JR. (Samuel Smith Pottery, Knox County, TN) Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jar, c1820-30

Winter 2026 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 33

Price Realized: $4,200.00

($3,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Stamped "SMITH, JR.," Samuel Smith Pottery, Knoxville, TN, circa 1820-1830, ovoid jar with applied lug handles and rounded rim with inner flange for lid, the surface dipped in a reddish-brown iron solution and covered in a salt glaze. Highly unusual glass runs to one side. Impressed with "SMITH, JR." maker's mark below one handle. Regarding the glass treatment, Wahler states the following in her notes: "Only documented instance of glass glaze on Smith pots. He advertised for broken glass in the The Knoxville Register in 1823." 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. 110, fig. 119, p. 119, pl. 17, p. 211, fig. 119, and p. 232, pl. 17.; Provenance: Found in a mall in Cookeville, TN. Excellent condition with wear to rim and inner rim for lid as well as a small in-the-firing ping and contact mark to one side. H 9 3//4".