Lot #: 14
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Early Three-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jug, Edgefield District, SC origin, probably Reverend John Landrum, Horse Creek Valley, circa 1820-1840, highly-ovoid jug with finely-tooled spout, the surface covered in a heavy alkaline glaze with appealing glaze runs and mottled dark-to-light-olive coloration. Loss to spout and two minor nicks to molding at center of spout. Traces of white spray to shoulder, unrelated to any sort of restoration. Two base chips. Two in-the-firing pings to surface. Some light surface wear.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Important Stoneware Jug by Dave (August 17, 1852), Edgefield District, SC
Exceptional Stoneware Jug by Dave, Inscribed "Lm / June 10 1853," Edgefield District, SC
Rare and Important Edgefield, SC Stoneware Face Jug w/ Early Exhibition and Publication History
Highly Important David Drake June 28, 1854 Stoneware Jug Inscribed "Lm says this handle will crack"
Extremely Rare and Important Stoneware Face Jug, Edgefield, SC, circa 1860
Outstanding Stoneware Jar Inscribed "Lm / Dave / Decr. 17 1857" Edgefield District, SC
