Lot #: 186
Price Realized: $1,320.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Very Rare Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Pitcher with Two-Color Slip Decoration, attributed to Thomas Chandler, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1845-1850, stylishly-potted pitcher with ovoid body, footed base, and flared collar with semi-squared rim; lavishly-decorated with iron-slip brushwork overlain with slip-trailed looping lines of kaolin, all against a light-olive ground. This employment of brushed iron-oxide and slip-trailed kaolin slips was most frequent during Thomas Chandler's tenure at Phoenix Factory along Shaw's Creek. This pitcher's looser style to its slip decoration and the color of its alkaline glaze suggest it was made by Chandler after the dissolution of this operation. A fine example of Edgefield two-color slip decoration, a treatment rarely seen on pitchers from this potting tradition. Provenance: A South Carolina private collection. Restored handle. Shallow chips and wear to rim, spout, and foot of pitcher. Some wear/in-the-firing voids to slip. H 11".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Rare and Important Nine-Gallon David Drake Stoneware Jar, "Aug 5, 1851 / Dave"
Important Double-Handled Stoneware Jug by Dave (August 31, 1852), Edgefield District, SC
Rare and Important Large-Sized Edgefield, SC Stoneware Face Jug, c1845-65
David Drake's April 12, 1858 25-Gallon Poem Jar: A Very Large Jar Which Has Four Handles
Exceedingly Rare Edgefield District, SC Stoneware Face Jug
Important Stoneware Jug by Dave (August 17, 1852), Edgefield District, SC
Extremely Rare and Important Edgefield, South Carolina, Stoneware Face Harvest Jug
Extremely Rare and Important Stoneware Face Jug, Edgefield, SC, circa 1860
