Rare CHANDLER (Thomas Chandler, Edgefield District, SC) Stoneware Jar, circa 1850

Spring 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 93

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Rare Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Kaolin Slip Decoration, Stamped "CHANDLER," Thomas Chandler, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1850, ovoid jar with flared rim and large, arched-tab handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a slip-trailed kaolin slip drape motif and below each handle with a looping line design. Gray-green alkaline-glazed ground with appealing bluish runs to upper body. Impressed at the shoulder with a rare Thomas Chandler maker's mark variant, reading simply "CHANDLER," as opposed to the typical "CHANDLER / MAKER" for which this potter is commonly known. This jar is the first piece marked in this manner that we have offered. Provenance: From a fifty-year SC collection. A vertical crack on jar's proper left side spanning the majority of the vessel's height, stopping just below the rim. This crack additionally extends as a 3 1/2" hairline onto underside. A shallow 5/8" flake to top of proper left handle. Stained surface crazing to interior. H 14 1/2".



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