Rare 3 Gal. Morgantown, WV Stoneware Jar w/ Woman Decorations, Thompson Pottery

Summer 2024 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 79

Price Realized: $6,600.00

($5,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt People Decoration, attributed to the Thompson Pottery, Morgantown, WV, circa 1860, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim, and grooved lug handles, brush-decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed design of a woman with bonnet standing on a stylized ground. Impressed on one side with distinctive Thompson Pottery three-gallon capacity mark. Unusual two-sided decoration, executed in large scale and featuring excellent color. Provenance: Purchased by the consignor's mother at Ken Farmer Auction Co., Radford, VA, November 23, 1991. Very nice condition with some small flakes to one woman's dress and a very minor, glazed-over base chip. H 13".