Two (2) Pennsylvania cobalt stenciled stoneware jugs. 1st item: Hamilton & Jones Greensboro, Pennsylvania 3-gallon cobalt stenciled and decorated stoneware jug. Stenciled in the center "Hamilton and Jones, Greensboro.Penns" with stenciled floral garlands and freehand cobalt floral sprig above and "3" below denoting gallon capacity. Applied strap handle with cobalt accents. 16 1/4" H. Third […]
Lot 190: KY 4 Gal. Pottery Jar, George W. Doane
Kentucky 4 gallon stoneware pottery jar by George W. Doane (d. 1870). Two incised lines around the shoulder and stamped "Geo. W. Doane, Louisville KY" and incised "4", denoting capacity. 14 1/2" H x 10 1/2" D. Mid 19th century. Provenance: Estate of Lynn Scholl Renau, Louisville, Kentucky. CONDITION: One minor fleabite to rim. Three […]
Lot 191: 2 Louisville, KY Stoneware Pottery Items, Melcher
Two (2) Anton Melcher Louisville, KY stoneware jars. 1st item: Stamped Melcher 3-gallon stoneware jug reading "A. Melcher & Co. /Manufacturers/ Louisville, KY" with incised "3" above denoting capacity. Ovoid form with lug handle. 16" H x 10" dia. 3rd quarter 19th century. 2nd item: Stamped Melcher preserving jar, straight sided form marked "A. Melcher/Maker.Louisville, […]
Lot 187: Southern Alkaline Glazed Jar, Signed and Dated
Signed and dated Southern alkaline stoneware pottery storage jar, Georgia or Alabama. Ovoid form with lug handles, all over alkaline glaze and olive drip. Inscribed and dated " M. M. Seag…(sp?)/ Nov. 29th 1856". 16 1/2" H. 24 lbs. CONDITION: Large chip to side of body. Firing bubble lower body. Crack along the base and […]
Lot 188: Early Dave Pottery Jar, signed 1840
Attributed to David “Dave” Drake, an early dated alkaline-glazed stoneware jar, incised across the front shoulder “April 3, 1840 LM” for Lewis Miles’ Stony Bluff Manufactory, Edgefield District, South Carolina; the reverse side with two incised slash marks. Ovoid jar with flared rim and lug handles, approximately 5-6 gallons in capacity. 13 1/2″ H x […]
Lot 189: Kentucky Stoneware Jar, John Fashauer
Kentucky six gallon pottery jar by John A. Fashauer, Louisville, Kentucky. Tall form with straight sides and lug handles, cobalt stenciled decoration to the side reading "J. A. Fashauer, Louisville, KY", and stamped "6" below the rim to denote capacity. 16 3/4" H x 12" D. 21 lbs. Third quarter 19th century. Provenance: Estate of […]
Lot 185: 2 East TN Pottery Items, inc. Grindstaff
Two (2) East TN pottery items, including Grindstaff. 1st item: Rare East Tennessee William Grindstaff two-handled stoneware pottery jar with lid. Stamped along the base edge "W. Grindstaff". 7 1/2" H. 2nd item: East Tennessee pottery jug, redware/stoneware transition form, unmarked, possibly Knox County. 11" H. 19th century. CONDITION: 1st item: Jar with chip to […]
Lot 186: 3 East TN Pottery Items, inc. Harmon
Three (3) East TN pottery items. 1st item: East Tennessee M. P. Harmon stoneware pottery jar, one with impressed "M P Harmon, Mohawk" coggle around the circumference of the rim, denoting the Harmon Pottery, Mohawk, TN (Greene County). 8" H x 7 3/4" dia. Late 19th century. 2nd item: Miniature East Tennessee stoneware pottery jar, […]
Lot 183: James LaFever Stoneware Pottery Jug
Middle Tennessee, White County, stoneware pottery jug with transitional tan to brown salt-glaze and applied strap handle. Stamped "JL" within a circle for James LaFever, Sr. (1816 – 1882) on the neck above two incised lines to the shoulder. Additionally stamped "JL" to the lower body beneath the handle. 13 1/4" H x 9 1/2" […]
Lot 184: 2 Middle TN Related Stoneware Pottery Items
1st item: Middle Tennessee stoneware pottery jar, ovoid form having a flared rim and sine wave with incised line decoration to the upper shoulder, light grey glaze. 12" H x 7" dia. Late 19th/early 20th century. 2nd item: R. M. Hughes & Co. Monogram Vinegar advertising pottery jug, white slip body with black stenciled letters […]