Lot #: 148
Price Realized: $3,910.00
($3,400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Auction Highlight: March 1, 2014 Auction
Very Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Alkaline Glaze, Stamped "J.S. NASH," Marion County, TX origin, third quarter 19th century, finely-potted, vasiform jar with ovoid body and tall, narrow opening, the surface covered in a streaky alkaline glaze with olive and brown hues. Impressed with the maker's mark of the Edgefield-trained potter, Jefferson S. Nash, at the shoulder. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently discovered in the Midwestern U.S. Excellent overall condition with some wear and minor chips to rim and three small base chips. H 10 1/4".
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