Extremely Rare WEAVER & BRO / Knoxville / Tenn Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar, c1872-1882

Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 51

Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.A Note About Estimates

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Extremely Rare Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "WEAVER & OBR,(sic) / Knoxville / Tenn," David and George C. Weaver, Knoxville, TN, circa 1872-1882, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and arched lug handles, brush-decorated with a curved stem bearing graduated leaves, culminating in a fuchsia blossom, beside a freehand "3." Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. One of only a few decorated Weaver & Brothers pieces known, showing a clear Beaver, Pennsylvania influence in the design. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Provenance: Purchased by Wahler at the Dorothy Spruiell Sale. Excellent condition, the reverse with a small rim chip and minor nick to shoulder molding. Some light surface wear. H 12 3/4".

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