Rare and Fine Copper-Glazed Redware Jar attrib. Christopher Alexander Haun, Greene County, Tennessee
Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection
Lot #: 31
Estimate: $2,500-$4,000.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $500.
Rare and Fine Copper-Glazed Redware Jar, attributed to Christopher Alexander Haun, Greene County, TN, mid 19th century, ovoid jar with footed base, tooling to upper body, flaring collar with semi-rounded rim, and delicate, ribbed-strap handles, the surface covered in a light-green, lead-and-copper glaze. Visually-appealing yellowish spotting to the clay appears throughout. A beautiful example of East Tennessee redware, displaying Haun's refined potting style and prolific use of copper as a glaze colorant. Christopher Alexander Haun (1821-1861) was a Union sympathizer during the Civil War who, on November 8, 1861, participated in the burning of a Confederate railroad bridge along Lick Creek in Greene County, Tennessee. Convicted of treason and hanged by the Confederacy, Haun left behind a moving letter to his wife, Elizabeth, instructing her to have fellow potters "fishing off [his] ware ... for [her] support." Haun is regarded today as Tennessee's most gifted potter and revered as a man of principle who died for the Union cause; more about this remarkable figure in the history of American ceramics is available in our description for Lot 29. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Chips to one handle. Minor wear to opposing handle. Wear and scratches to surface of jar. A few in-the-firing contact marks to surface. A 1 3/16" rim chip and other light rim wear. H 14 3/4".
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