Lot #: 119
Price Realized: $2,880.00
($2,400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Extremely Rare Small-Sized Stoneware Pitcher, Inscribed "M. Loy / N C / 1879," Mebane Loy, Chatham County, NC, 1879, ovoid pitcher with short, flaring collar and heavily-ribbed handle, incised on one side with the signature and date, "M. Loy / N C / 1879," referring to Chatham County, NC potter, Mebane Loy, a member of the illustrious Loy family of North Carolina potters. At the time this pitcher was made, this family had already been producing pottery in the state for roughly one-hundred years. Salt-glazed surface. Exceptional size and elusive signature. A thin 2" crack from rim on reverse, including a 7/8" x 3/4" reglued wedge. Otherwise excellent condition. H 5".
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