Redware Jar, Eastern Tennessee origin, second or third quarter 19th century

Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 37

Price Realized: $3,480.00

($2,900 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Glazed Redware Jar, Eastern TN origin, second or third quarter 19th century, ovoid jar with tall collar, flattened rim, and applied strap handles with triply-depressed terminals, the shoulder decorated with an incised wavy line between pairs of straight incised lines. Surface covered in a mottled, olive-colored lead-based glaze. Provenance: Ex-Marcus King. Glaze skips to surface, as-made. Significant glaze loss and pitting from use to base area. Shallow chipping to base. A 7/8" flake to rim. Surface wear to glaze. Traces of old blue paint to surface. H 10".