Rare Assembled Pair of Stoneware Jugs w/ Complementary Slip Decoration, Thomas Chandler Pottery, Edgefield Dist, SC

Spring 2026 Auction of the David & Jongy Ward Collection

Lot #: 34

Price Realized: $5,400.00

($4,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Assembled Pair of One-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jugs with Complementary Slip Decoration, attributed to the Thomas Chandler Pottery, Kirksey's Crossroads, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1850, each of unusual, semi-ovoid form with semi-squared spouts, one decorated with a two-stemmed foliate motif in slip-trailed kaolin slip against a glossy, bluish-gray ground, the other decorated with a matching motif in slip-trailed iron slip against an olive-colored ground. The white-slip-decorated jug appears to be higher fired than its counterpart. A wonderful pair showcasing different glaze and slip treatments by this highly-regarded maker. Exhibited/Literature: Swag & Tassel: The Innovative Stoneware of Thomas Chandler, McKissick Museum, August 6, 2018 - July 20, 2019, p. 62, pl. 62 of exhibition catalog. Provenance: The white-slip-decorated jug was acquired by the Wards from the Ferrells. Kaolin-decorated jug in excellent, essentially as-made condition. Iron-decorated jug in very nice condition with chipping around base. H (of iron-decorated jug) 11 5/8".