Small Washington County, Virginia stoneware jar with elaborate cobalt floral decoration on both sides and and small lug handles. Flaring rim with incised lines on the upper shoulder, base with beaded edge. 7 1/2" H x 4" dia. (at the mouth). 3rd quarter 19th century. Provenance: Brad Swanson Collection, Abingdon, VA. Note: This jar was […]
Lot 158: Southwest VA Earthenware Lead-Glazed Jar
Southwest Virginia lead glazed earthenware ovoid form jar with rolled open loop handles terminating in thumb prints, flaring rim, and sine wave incising around the upper shoulder bordered by two incised lines. Base with beaded foot, unglazed bottom. Found in Grayson County, VA but possibly Washington Co., VA. 12" H. Second quarter of the 19th […]
Lot 154: East Tennessee or SW VA Earthenware Jar, poss. Cain, Exhibited
East Tennessee or Southwest Virginia glazed earthenware pottery jar having extruded handles with thumbprint terminals, flaring rim transitions to an ovoid body with an incised ridge around the upper shoulder and two incised lines under this ridge. Beaded foot, unglazed bottom. Originally fitted with a lid, possibly the Cain pottery of Sullivan County. 7 1/2" […]
Lot 155: C A Haun Earthenware Pottery Jar, Greene Co., TN
Christopher Alexander Haun (Greene County, TN, 1821-1861) lead and copper oxide decorated earthenware jar. Ovoid form with tapered rim edge, symmetrical extruded lug handles, bulbous midsection tapering to a beaded base. Unglazed bottom. Coggled band on upper shoulder with stylized lettering “C A Haun No. 1″ and elaborate tread stamp designs at the base of […]
Lot 152: East TN Earthenware Cream Pot, Manganese Decorated, Exhibited
East Tennessee lead-glazed earthenware creampot jar with combed sine wave bordered by incised lines, manganese "splotched" decoration on outside and inside of the cream pot. Attributed to the Cain Pottery of Sullivan County, TN. 4 1/2" H. Third Quarter 19th century. Provenance: Brad Swanson Collection, Abingdon, VA. Note: This jar was exhibited in the "Legacy […]
Lot 153: East TN Earthenware Jug, poss. Cain, Exhibited
East Tennessee lead glazed earthenware jug with a large extruded handle, three incised lines on the upper bulbous midsection, tapered rim, beaded base edge, unglazed bottom. Possibly Cain Pottery of Sullivan Co., TN. 7" H. 3rd Qtr. 19th century. Provenance: Brad Swanson Collection, Abingdon, VA. Note: This jar was exhibited in the "Legacy in Clay: […]
Lot 151: SW VA/East TN Miniature Earthenware Jar
Southwest Virginia or East Tennessee miniature lead-glazed earthenware jar, with banded sine wave decoration to the upper shoulder and rolled applied handles. Possibly Cain pottery of Sullivan Co., TN. Featured in the “Legacy in Clay: The Pottery of Washington County, Jul 22-Nov 20, 2005″ exhibition catalog and exhibited at the William King Regional Arts Center, […]
Lot 150: East TN Stoneware Jar, Attrib. Charles Decker
Washington County, Tennessee stoneware pottery jar attributed to Charles Frederick Decker (1832-1914). Cobalt flower decoration with five petals on both sides, cobalt ring accents around the base of the extruded lug handles and cobalt dashes between the two incised lines running below the base of the handles. Impressed "3" on top of jar rim denoting […]
Lot 148: East TN William Grindstaff Stamped Jar
East Tennessee, possibly Knox County, stoneware pottery small lidded jar, with 3 deeply incised lines around the shoulder. Upper body with impressed semi-circle stamp "W. Grinstaff" for William Grindstaff, with a sideways "1" underneath and backwards "S" in the name stamp. 6 1/4" H with lid. Late 19th century. Note: This jar was featured in […]
Lot 149: East TN Grindstaff Double Handled Jar
East Tennessee, possibly Knox County, salt glazed stoneware pottery double handled jar, one-gallon capacity mark. Impressed semi-circle stamp "W. Grinstaff" for William Grindstaff, with a "1" below the rim. 11 1/4" H. Late 19th century. CONDITION: Large chip to rim and several deep pock marks/areas of loss to body of jar.