Southwest Virginia / East Tennessee stoneware pottery jug with tulip cobalt decoration around the circumference, 4 total with additional cobalt to handles. Attributed to Charles Decker. Stamped 2 to rim denoting gallon capacity. 12" H. 3rd quarter, 19th century. Condition: Two chips to rim.
Lot 142: Sarah Brevard Donoho needlework sampler and photos
Middle Tennessee needlework sampler, silk on linen, signed "miss sarah bonoho" (note reversed b for d), "October the 11 1835." Wide double floral border enclosing four alphabets and the signature/date lines, all separated by lines of various types of stitches. Later stained wood frame. 14-3/4" x 13-5/8" sight, 16" x 15" framed. This sampler has […]
Lot 143: School Girl Sampler with verse, possibly Irish
Schoolgirl needlework sampler, silk on linen, signed Agnes Mc M Plunket, age 10, 1829. Rectangular sampler features eight lines of alphabet done in cross, Queen's and embroidery stitches, divided by geometric rows, over a verse and several pictorial images including baskets of flowers, birds in wreaths, and trees, all enclosed in a floral and geometric […]
Lot 138: 2 East TN Redware jars, one sine wave, attrib. Cai
Lot of two East Tennessee redware pottery storage jars, one with sine waves. Both attributed to the Cain pottery. Item 1: Redware storage jar having straight sides, shoulder and channeled rim with sine wave decoration around the body. 8 1/4" H x 5 1/2" W. Item 2: Redware storage jar having straight sides, shoulder and […]
Lot 139: East TN Redware Pottery Cream pot, attrib. Cain
Diminutive East Tennessee redware pottery cream pot, attributed to the Cain pottery, with lead glaze to exterior and interior and sine wave incising around upper shoulder. Descended through the Gaines family of Sullivan Co., TN. 5 1/4" H. Condition: Overall very good condition with minor chips to rim.
Lot 140: East TN Presidential Presentation Harvest Jug
Important East Tennessee decorated Presidential presentation harvest jug. Harvest jug with extruded handle and two opposing spouts with two sine waves around the upper shoulder and an additional closed sine wave at the tip of the jar, resembling a sun motif. Possibly potted by Lewis Manning Haun (Greene County, TN, born 1835). Similar harvest jug […]
Lot 136: West TN Pottery Jar, attrib. T. W. Craven
West Tennessee two handled jar, attributed to T.W. Craven of Henderson County, TN. Reverse side with incised 6, denoting gallon capacity. Crimped medial flange joining both halves of the jar, two lug handles, salt drips. 17" H. The Cravens were important potters in the Piedmont area of NC and are best known for their salt-glazed […]
Lot 137: East TN Redware Pottery Jar, attrib. Cain
East Tennessee redware pottery jar, attributed to the Cain pottery with sine wave incising around upper shoulder. The green glazed jar with sine wave incising is the first known Cain attributed jar glazed with with copper oxide glaze over the entire surface. Descended through the Gaines family of Sullivan Co., TN. 11 1/4" H x […]
Lot 133: Rookwood Vase by Elizabeth McDermott
Rookwood porcelain floral vase, 1919, decorated by the artist Elizabeth McDermott. Decorated with a blue border around the neck and a band of purple, pink and blue flowers, all above a cream ground. Interior with dark rose glaze. Base with impressed Rookwood mark, date, shape 764, C, and artist's initials. Base also retains an early […]
Lot 134: Early Jugtown pottery vase
Early Jugtown, North Carolina pottery vase, Chinese deep aqua blue glaze with wine highlights, with lower section left unglazed, a technique favored by Juliana Busbee. Jugtown Ware circular stamp to base. 5" H. Early to mid 20th century. Condition: Excellent condition.