Rare "Henry Ray" Redware Rundlet, probably Click Pottery, Greene County, Tennessee

Winter 2026 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 53

Price Realized: $2,040.00

($1,700 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Glazed Redware Rundlet, Inscribed "Henry Ray," probably Click Pottery, Greene County, TN, circa 1830-1880, barrel form with tooled banding and applied central spout with vent hole beside it, the surface covered in a reddish glaze composed of lead colored with iron or manganese. Incised in script across the shoulder with the name, "Henry Ray." 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. 59, fig. 53, p. 197, fig. 53. Provenance: Purchased from the Fox family, Greene County, TN. Loss to spout. Some surface wear. Chips and wear to top edge. Bottom edge with a small in-the-firing chip, some clay residue, a minor chip, and some typical minor wear. H 7".