Extremely Rare Eastern Tennessee Redware Jug w/ Manganese Slash Decoration
Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection
Lot #: 2
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $1,500.
Extremely Rare Double-Handled Redware Jug with Manganese Slash Decoration, Eastern TN origin, possibly Sullivan County, circa 1820-1860, finely-potted, bulbous jug with footed base semi-rounded mouth and thin, ribbed-strap handles, the surface decorated throughout with haphazardly-brushed manganese slashes under a clear lead glaze. Among the most outstanding Tennessee redware jugs to come to market in years, combining an elusive double-handled form, sculptural potting, and bold regional brushwork. Double-handled jugs are rarely found in American redware in general and are considered highly unusual from this state. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Literature: Illustrated in Wahler, Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Part One, p. 146, fig. 158, p. 172, pl. 22, p. 219. fig. 158. Provenance: Originally found in Kentucky. Purchased by Wahler from Don Walters Art & Antiques, Goshen, IN, 1994. Very nice condition for pieces of this age and origin, remarkably retaining its original delicate handles. Two base chips. Minor glaze flakes to handle. Spout with a small glaze flake and two tiny nicks. A small glaze flake to midsection and other very minor glaze flakes to body. A narrow 2 1/2" in-the-firing contact mark to midsection. H 12 1/4".
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