East Tennessee redware sugar jar, straight sides with quadruple sign waves and three bands of incised lines around body having steeply domed top with large mushroom finial. Made by the Mort pottery family of Jefferson County, TN. Condition- Overall very good condition, slight flake to rim. 6 1/8" Total H. 19th century.
Lot 127: East Tennessee Redware Jug
East Tennessee redware jug, found in Hawkins County, possibly Greene or Jefferson County. Extruded handle, incised lines around neck, delicate tapered rim and beaded base. Light tin clay body, lead glaze with iron oxide. Overallvery good condition with chips to inner rim and one chip to base. 9 1/4" H. Second quarter of the 19th […]
Lot 125: East TN Miniature Redware Jug, G. Mort
East Tennessee miniature redware jug incised and dated, ìGeorge Mort, May the 27th 1859,? Mort pottery family of Jefferson County, TN. Triple sine wave incising along with triple incised lines around upper body with circular and diamondstarburst stamps around the lower mid section. Pulled handle with starburst stamp at the terminus. 4 3/8″ H. Circa […]
Lot 123: Sullivan Saloon Knoxville, TN Whiskey Jug
East Tennessee whiskey or liquor jug marked, "Sullivan Saloon R. H. Jones, prop. 100 North Central Street, KNOXVILLE, – TENN.". Continuous cream color. Condition – overall excellent condition, firing flaw beneath handle, chips toshoulder, minor residue on side. 12 1/2" H. Late 19th century.
Lot 124: Tennessee redware jug and stoneware creampot
Lot of two East Tennessee pottery items, Redware jug and stoneware creampot. 1ST ITEM: East Tennessee redware jug with manganese glaze with applied extruded handle and incised lines around neck. Condition – Old repaired break to handle,hairline around two-thirds of base. 7" H. Circa 1840 – 1850. 2ND ITEM: Southern stoneware cream pot. 5" Condition […]
Lot 121: Two President Hayes White House Plates
Two rare porcelain game plates after the ones designed for the President Hayes Administration by Theodore R. Davis, made by Haviland & Co., Limoges, France. One depicts a sandpiper in flight and the other a pair of birds perched in ablossoming dogwood tree. Haviland mark, artist signature and Presidential Eagle Seal en verso, along with […]
Lot 122: German Mettlach Stein
German Mettlach Stein with pewter mounts, body decorated with black Prussian eagle on blue ground, with porcelain top. Incised Mettlach B underside #1856. Very good condition, pewter crest on handle slightly bent/mis-shapen.. 10-1/4" H,early 20th century.
Lot 120: Pair of Meissen Figurines
Pair of Meissen Figurines. 1ST ITEM: Woman with hen and basket of eggs. Minor chip and signs of cracking along rim of woman's hat. 3-1/2" H x 3-1/2" W x 2-1/4" D. 2ND ITEM: Man with rooster and basket of flowers. Good condition. 4" H x3-3/8" W x 2" D. Late 19th century.
Lot 119: KPM Porcelain Dog figurine
Well modeled figure of a spaniel on pink pillow, signed on base Koenigl Porzellan Manufactur with underglaze eagle and scepter mark, impressed Z mark. Condition: three tiny (1/16") flakes near mouth and one at leg. Slight wear to gold tasselson pillow. 5"H. German, 19th c. Provenance: Mitchell estate, Nashville TN.
Lot 116: Set of 12 French Place Card Holders
Set of twelve French porcelain floral and figural mounted brass place card holders, each marked on base "Made in France" and hand-numbered. Very good condition. Average height: 1-1/2". 19th century.