Lot #: 9
Price Realized: $2,280.00
($1,900 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Five-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Iron Slip Decoration, Stamped "CHANDLER MAKER," Thomas Chandler, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1850, ovoid jar with thin, semi-rounded rim and long tab handles, decorated in iron slip on the front, reverse, and area under each handle with a slip-trailed looping line design. Impressed on shoulder with "CHANDLER MAKER" maker's mark, with the "R" in "CHANDLER" omitted. Professional restoration to a very large reglued section extending from the base on reverse, including restoration to an additional long crack extending from underside to shoulder on jar's left side. Professional restoration to an approximately 3" x 1" section of left handle. A very tight, approximately 3" horizontal line to shoulder on front. A small, minor Y-shaped line to interior, not visible on exterior. Some light surface wear. H 16 1/2".
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