Lot #: 34
Price Realized: $510.00
($425 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: The American ceramics market frequently changes, often dramatically. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Very Rare Four-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Churn, Stamped "DS", Daniel Seagle, Lincoln County, NC, circa 1830, narrow-bodied, cylindrical form with heavily-tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and arched lug handles, the surface covered in an olive-green alkaline glaze with appealing glaze runs descending from the ends of the handles. Impressed "D S" on one handle and "4" on the opposite handle. Among the rarest standardly-produced forms produced by Seagle. Two restored flakes to exterior of rim, measuring approximately 3 1/2" and 1 3/4" long. A small restored hole in underside with two faint lines extending off from it, one from a small, faint X at base of churn. A minor chip to one handle. A restored, shallow 7/8" chip to end of one handle, beside a minor 1/2" worn spot. A lightly-restored, approximately 4" long surface line beside one handle, not visible on interior. H 18".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Extremely Rare Miniature Chester Webster North Carolina Stoneware Jar, Descended in Craven family
Extremely Rare and Important BROWN POTTERY (Arden, NC) Monumental Stoneware Devil Jug
Rare Ten-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed "D S" (Daniel Seagle, Lincoln County, NC) Stoneware Jar
Exceptional Chester Webster, Randolph County, NC Stoneware Pitcher
Very Rare and Important Ten-Gallon Daniel Seagle, Vale, Lincoln County, NC Stoneware Jug
Exceedingly Rare Copper-Glazed Moravian Turtle Bottle, Salem, North Carolina, circa 1800-50
