Lot #: 95
Price Realized: $1,020.00
($850 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Extremely Rare Slip-Decorated Redware Jar, probably Hawkins County, TN, early 19th century, ovoid jar with pronounced throw lines, arched lug handles, and tall collar with squared rim, decorated with abstract white slip brushwork and covered in a sporadic lead glaze. Exhibited: Made in East Tennessee: Pottery, Museum of East Tennessee History, Knoxville, TN, 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. 91, fig. 93, p. 115, pl. 13, and p. 206, fig. 93. Chips to one handle. Wear to opposing handle. A few rim chips. Areas of heavy wear to glaze and surface. A 1 1/8" vertical surface crack at base, not visible on interior. Exfoliation to interior. H 13 1/4".
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