Attrib. Cain Pottery, Sullivan County, Tennessee Redware Jar, circa 1840-80
Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection
Lot #: 22
Estimate: $200-$300.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $50.
Lot #: 22
Estimate: $200-$300.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $50.
An estimate is an expected selling price for an item at auction. The price ranges for each lot are considered conservative in value, and are listed as a courtesy to our bidders to give them an idea of how much they may be expected to pay to win the item. It is entirely possible for an item to sell for less or more than the given estimate.
×Glazed Redware Jar, attributed to the Cain Pottery, Sullivan County, TN, circa 1840-1880, ovoid jar with footed base and semi-rounded rim, the shoulder decorated with incised wavy line decoration between two straight lines, the interior and exterior covered in a lead-and-manganese glaze. In her notes, Wahler comments, "Same potter as made the two cream pots of Marc's [Marcus King's] in the '96 exhibit. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee, 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Provenance: For related examples, see Wahler, Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made In East Tennessee 1800-1900, Part One, p. 143, figs 153, 154. p. 218, figs. 153, 154. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some in-the-firing stacker marks to top of rim and a somewhat out-of-round rim. H 6".