North Carolina, Catawba Valley, stoneware pottery jug, ovoid form with brown alakaline glaze, and one strap handle, incised lines below the spout. Upper shoulder beneath spout with incised initials "D S" for Daniel Seagle (1805-1867) and a "3" denoting capacity. 15" H. Mid 19th Century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Minor fleabites to rim, some […]
Lot 154: Monumental 10 Gallon Daniel Seagle Pottery Stoneware Jar
Monumental North Carolina, Catawba Valley, 10-gallon alkaline glaze pottery storage jar. Ovoid form with lug handles and slightly rolled rim, dark olive alkaline glaze. Stamped on one handle "DS" for Daniel Seagle (1805-1867) and "10" on one handle denoting capacity. 17 3/4" H x 15 3/4" dia. Note: Daniel Seagle's family were early settlers in […]
Lot 153: NC Stamped Daniel Seagle Pottery Stoneware Jar, One Gallon
North Carolina, Catawba Valley, stoneware pottery jar with dark brown alakaline glaze and two lug handles. One handle with incised initials "D S" for Daniel Seagle (1805-1867) and the other with a "1" denoting capacity. 10" H. Mid 19th century. Biography: (Courtesy: http://danielseagle.com/the_seagle_school). Daniel Seagle was the first master potter in the Catawba River Valley. […]
Lot 152: 2 Louisville Kentucky Stoneware Pottery Jars
Lot of two (2) stoneware advertising pottery jars by Bayless McCarthy & Company, Louisville, KY, both with cobalt stenciled decoration. The larger jar reads "Bayless McCarthey & Company/Louisville.KY" with cobalt line accents and the smaller preserving jar reads "McCarthey & Bayless/Louisville, KY". 9 7/8" H and 6 1/2" H. Both last quarter 19th century. CONDITION: […]
Lot 151: Middle TN Stoneware Jar, J. A. Roberts
Middle Tennessee stoneware pottery preserving jar with dark alkaline glaze, stamped "J. A. ROBERTS" along the lower body. 10 1/2" H. Late 19th/early 20th century. History: Originally born in NC, Roberts learned the pottery trade from his father. He became an active potter in the Cookeville, TN area by the early 1870's and continued potting […]
Lot 150: Middle TN Stoneware Pottery Jar, Signed Bradford
Large Middle Tennessee stoneware pottery jar having a strap and lug handle with transitional light brown to buff pottery glaze, one incised line around the upper shoulder with script incision reading "t.t. Bradford". 18 1/4" H. Early 20th century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Chip to underside of rim and a couple of chips to […]
Lot 149: Middle TN Dunn Pottery Pitcher, Signed & Dated
Middle Tennessee stoneware pottery pitcher, attributed to the Dunn pottery family working in the Putnam, White and DeKalb counties. Signed and dated in script, "J L Dunn/1887" along the upper mid-section with incised line below and incised line around the neck. Dark brown glaze with band of orange/light brown glaze to center. 9" H. Late […]
Lot 148: 2 Middle TN Pottery Grease Lamps
Two (2) Middle Tennessee pottery stoneware grease lamps, both with slip glaze, pulled handles with indentions at terminus. 3 3/4" H x 5" dia. & 4" H x 5 1/2" dia. Both Early 20th century. Provenance: Private Southern Collection. CONDITION: Smallest grease lamp with glaze wear to rim, otherwise good condition. Tall lamp with chipping […]
Lot 147: 2 Knoxville, TN Weaver Bros. Pottery Jars
Lot of two (2) East Tennessee, Knoxville stoneware pottery jars stamped "Weavers & Bro. Knoxville" including one preserving jar and one 2-gallon storage jar with lug handles and additionally stamped "2" denoting capacity. 9 1/4" H and 12 3/4" H. CONDITION: Preserving jar with a couple of fleabites to outer rim. Larger jar with a […]
Lot 146: Weaver Bros. Knoxville Four Gallon Stoneware Jar
East Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee Weaver Brothers stoneware pottery jar with elongated rim and lug handles and stamped "Weaver & Bro., Knoxville, Tenn." and "4" denoting capacity. 16" H. Note: The Weaver Pottery was listed in the Knoxville Business Directory from 1876-1887 with David Weaver listed as the proprietor and George C. Weaver as a potter. […]