Two (2) Southern, likely East Tennessee, pieced and hand-stitched cotton quilts, variations of Irish Chain pattern, with white fields and backings. 1st item: Quilt with blue and white calico squares on a white background with diamond and feather stitching. 77 1/2" x 92". 2nd item: Quilt with red and white pinwheels on a white background […]
Lot 410: 2 Mid-Atlantic Pottery Jars w/ Cobalt Decoration, incl. Myers-Remmey
Two (2) Mid-Atlantic pottery jars with cobalt decorations, including Myers-Remmey. 1st item: Baltimore one-gallon salt-glazed stoneware storage jar with cobalt feather decoration stamped below the rim "H. Myers" and "1" denoting capacity, likely made by the potter Henry Remmey or his son. 10 3/8" H. Circa 1821-1829. Note: Though this jar is stamped ÒH.Myers, it […]
Lot 411: Signed Victorian Crazy Quilt
Victorian pieced and embroidered crazy quilt, signed Watkins with three additional embroidered initials, K, B, and W. Comprised of silks, brocade, velvet and cotton fabrics and stitched with various designs and motifs, including floral sprays, figures, a sailboat, animals, a song quote, tennis racquets, and fruit. Navy velvet border and navy cotton backing with cut […]
Lot 412: Southern Crazy Quilt, Virginia History
Southern Victorian style pieced and embroidered crazy quilt, stitched and embroidered with various designs and motifs, predominantly floral sprays along with birds, a horse shoe and spider web. Deep red velvet and gold stitched border on a red wool backing. Quilt retains several handwritten notes including one reading "This quilt goes to Thomas T. Janney […]
Lot 407: 3 Stoneware Preserving Jars, North Carolina, Ohio, & Mid-Atlantic
Three (3) American stoneware or earthenware preserving jars, includingNorth Carolina, Ohio,Mid-Atlantic. 1st item: North Carolina 1 gallon alkaline glaze stoneware preserving jar faintly stamped below the rim "LSR/Blackburn NC" for Luther Seth Ritchie (Catawba County, 1867 to 1940). 8 1/2" H. Early 20th century. 2nd item: Stoneware preserving jar stamped on the upper shoulder "J. […]
Lot 408: Kentucky and Indiana Stoneware Pottery, Melcher and Usler
Three (3) pieces of Indiana and Kentucky pottery. 1st item: Indiana stoneware pottery jug by George Unser (1828-1881), active ca. 1860-1880, Jeffersonville, Clark County. Upper shoulder stamped "G. UNSER/ JEFFERSONVILLE IND" and "2" denoting capacity. 16" H. 2nd-3rd items: Stoneware Jar and jug stamped "A. MELCHER & CO. MANUFACTURERS, LOUISVILLE, KY." Jar – 10" H. […]
Lot 409: 3 Stoneware Pottery Items, TN & PA
Three (3) stoneware pottery items, including Tennessee and Pennsylvania. 1st item: Middle Tennessee 4-gallon stoneware pottery jar with lug handles and incised lines below the rim, stamped "4" above one handle denoting capacity. 14 1/4" H x 10 1/4" dia. Late 19th/early 20th century. 2nd item: East Tennessee pottery preserving jar, ovoid form with a […]
Lot 404: NC Southern Pottery Face Jug, H. F. Reinhardt
Harvey Ford Reinhardt (Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina, 1912-1960) alkaline glazed folk art pottery face jug, stamped "H. F. Reinhardt Vale, NC" along the lower backside edge. Depicted with large ears and eyes, straight short mustache, an open mouth with ceramic teeth, and a single pulled handle. 7 1/2" H x 7 1/2" dia. 1st […]
Lot 405: NC Earthenware Slip Decorated Plate
Piedmont North Carolina earthenware bowl, possibly Alamance or Randolph County. Lead glazed with polychrome slip decorations including line, wave, and dot decoration in colors of cream and dark brown. 10 3/8" dia. Circa 1800-1830. CONDITION: Overall craquelure to glaze. Scattered chipping to the rim top and underside. Hairline noted to rim, approx. 3" L.
Lot 406: Moravian Green Glazed Pottery Chicken
North Carolina Moravian earthenware caster in the form of a chicken with an overall green glaze, incised feather and eye decoration, 9 small openings below the beak and a molded comb and feet, all on an integral domed base. 4 1/8" H x 4" L. Note: An original 1891 letter accompanies this lot. The 77 […]