North Carolina salt glazed pottery stoneware jug, stamped "H. Fox" on shoulder (Himer Fox, 1826-1909, Chatham County, NC). Condition – Slight flake to inner rim, slight firing defect to base of handle. 4-3/4" H. Late 19th century.
Lot 294: East TN Stoneware Crock, Weaver Bros.
Knoxville, Tennessee stoneware crock, stamped Weaver Brothers, 1-1/2 gallon capacity. The Weaver Brothers Pottery was listed in the Knoxville business directory from 1876-1887 with David Weaver listed as the proprietor and GeorgeC. Weaver as a potter ("A Survey of Historic Pottery Making in Tennessee 1979", Division of Archeology, Tennessee Department of Conservation, Smith and Rogers). […]
Lot 292: Greene Co., TN Stoneware Pottery Jar, Attri, Lewis Manning Haun
East Tennessee stoneware pottery jar with free hand cobalt decoration consisting of a cobalt band around the midsection, wavy vertical lines, floral sprig, cobalt flower on one side, "5" cobalt mark on other side (denoting galloncapacity). Lug handles. Condition – Large crack in side, starting at rim and continuing under handle. 16 1/2" H. Note […]
Lot 293: East Tennessee Stoneware Pitcher, signed TBL for Thomas Love
Stoneware Pitcher with impressed and outlined initials of TBL for Thomas Love ( ?- 1873), TN below extruded handle. Overall very good condition with a couple of firing flaws at the midsection. 7" H x 5-1/2" W x 3-1/2" base diameter. Mid 19thcentury. Biography: (Courtesy of Sam Smith at the Tenn Archaeological Association). Thomas B. […]
Lot 291: Greene County, TN redware jar attrib. C.A. Haun
East Tennessee redware pottery jar, copper oxide slip over lead glaze, attributed to Christopher Alexander Haun. Condition – hairline emanating from neck to shoulder, does not appear to extend through the glaze. Slight flakes to rim. 5 7/8″ H. Second quarter of the 19th century. Note: this jar features a form similar to a marked […]
Lot 290: East Tennessee William Grindstaff stamped jar
Tennessee stoneware jar by William Grindstaff, stamped "W. Grinstaff" and an additional "2" stamp, denoting gallon capacity. Lug handles with rolled rim, two incised lines around shoulder. Condition – Two hairline cracks, chips to rim. 133/8" H. Late 19th century.
Lot 287: SW VA Pottery Storage Jar, J. W. Gardner
Southwest Virginia redware/stoneware transitional pottery jar, made by J. W. Gardner & Co. which operated in Craig's Mill, Virginia (Washington County). Maker's stamp and encircled "4" (denoting gallon capacity) below one the lughandles. Condition – Few shallow chips to rim and base along with another small chip to base. Scattered hairline cracks. 13 1/2" H. […]
Lot 288: Southwest, VA Stoneware Pottery jug, Cobalt Dec
Southwest Virginia stoneware jar, possibly Keys pottery of Washington County, Virginia, with cobalt decorated flower and leaves on both sides of the jar, impressed "3" near handle, indicating gallon capacity. Overall very good condition withmis-shapen rim. 3-1/4" H. Late 19th century. Note: A similar example sold in our April 19th, 2008 auction.
Lot 289: SW VA Cobalt Decorated Stoneware Pottery Jug
Washington County, Virginia cobalt decorated stoneware jug depicting the side profile of a man with muttonchop sideburns, possibly Vestal pottery. Very good condition overall with old hairline crack in neck extending to mid-section. 11 1/4″ H. Mid 19th century. Provenance: Found in Washington County. The handle, rim, and flared base are typical of early stoneware […]
Lot 286: Lot of 2 Coffee Grinders, 1 Fairbanks Morse & Co.
Lot of 2 Coffee Grinders. 1ST ITEM: Fairbanks Morse & Co. (Chicago) large two wheeled coffee grinder with bright red paint, in 2 sections. 29-1/2 H x 20-1/2" W x 19-3/8" D. 2ND ITEM: No. 32 Cast Iron Store Coffee Grinder, painted blackwith red wheel. Hand crank wooden handle and holes to mount on counter. […]