Lot #: 50
Price Realized: $2,880.00
($2,400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Very Rare Two-Gallon Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Stamped "KNOXVILLE. TENN.," Grindstaff Pottery, Knox County, TN, circa 1885-1895, semi-ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, coved rim molding and applied lug handles. Impressed with Grindstaff's "KNOXVILLE. TENN." stamp within a curved border, below a raised-face two-gallon capacity mark. In her notes, Wahler states, "Only a few pots are known with just the Knoxville, Tenn. stamp." Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Good condition with a minor chip to proper right handle, a small in-the-firing ping to proper left handle, and some light scattered exfoliation to base area. A small, smooth base chip, likely in-the-firing. H 12 3/8".
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