Lot #: 82
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Manganese-Glazed Redware Pitcher, probably Greene County, TN, circa 1840-1880, ovoid pitcher with footed base, ribbed handle, and wide, flaring collar with semi-rounded rim, the body decorated with an incised wavy line between two straight lines. Surface covered in a dark-brown lead-and-manganese glaze. Exhibited: Made in East Tennessee: Pottery, Museum of East Tennessee History, 1996; 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. 53, fig. 46, p. 196, fig. 46. Provenance: Case Antiques Auctions & Appraisals, Knoxville, TN. Wear to rim. Two small rim chips, one of which is colored. Wear to handle. Light surface wear to body of pitcher. A 1" base chip, probably in-the-firing, and a minor base chip. H 6 1/2".
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