Large Sand Mountain, Alabama decorated churn, attributed to E. E. McPherson of Sand Mountain, bands of sine wave incising around upper shoulder and midsection of the jar. Incised in script, “1896” denoting the date, and a “5” on both sides of the jar, denoting the gallon capacity. Alkaline glaze with two pulled handles on one […]
Lot 62: Southern stoneware jar, Jessee Vestal, Washington Co., Virginia, signed and dated
Important and scarce stoneware jar, signed in script, “Jesse Vestal 1880”. This storage jar is illustrated in “Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of Southwest Virginia & Northeast Tennessee”, Betsy K. White, University of Virginia Press, p. 140, figure 124. It was also in the “Legacy in Clay: Pottery of Washington County, Virginia” 2005 […]
Lot 61: Southern stoneware pitcher, Jessee Vestal, Washington Co., Virginia, signed and dated
Important and scarce Virginia stoneware pitcher, signed and dated in script, “Jessee Vestal 1865”. This pitcher was exhibited in the “Legacy in Clay: Pottery of Washington County, Virginia” 2005 exhibit, William King Regional Arts Center, Abingdon, VA. The pitcher is also illustrated in the “Legacy in Clay” museum exhibit catalog. Condition – piece of rim […]
Early and rare West Virginia cobalt decorated jar with decorative stamps, attributed to John Wood Thompson (lot #164)
Rare Southern cobalt decorated stoneware jar attributed to John Wood Thompson, Morgantown, West Virginia. Consisting of cobalt decorated flowering tulips on both sides, two cobalt lines around rim area, and traces of cobalt on the base of the jar. Stamped three times, two stamps depict a Georgian house with a large tree to the right […]