Lot #: 57
Price Realized: $2,185.00
($1,900 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Five-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Incised Horseshoe and Five Dots, attributed to Dave the Slave, Lewis Miles Stoney Bluff Manufactory, Edgefield, SC, circa 1855, large-sized ovoid jar with flaring rounded rim, and arching tab handles, covered in a brown alkaline glaze. Shoulder incised with a distinctive horseshoe mark associated with the slave potter, David Drake, surrounded by five incised dots. A good example of Edgefield stoneware. Includes letter of authenticity signed by Pete Wingard. 1 1/4" handle chip. Some spots where glaze did not cover on front. Small stone ping on front. H 14 1/2".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Rare and Important Large-Sized Edgefield, SC Stoneware Face Jug, c1845-65
Extremely Important Jar by Enslaved Potter Harry, Pottersville, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1840
David Drake's April 12, 1858 25-Gallon Poem Jar: A Very Large Jar Which Has Four Handles
Exceptional Stoneware Jug by Dave, Inscribed "Lm / June 10 1853," Edgefield District, SC
Rare and Important Nine-Gallon David Drake Stoneware Jar, "Aug 5, 1851 / Dave"
Rare and Important Edgefield, SC Stoneware Face Jug w/ Early Exhibition and Publication History
Extremely Rare and Important Edgefield, South Carolina, Stoneware Face Harvest Jug
