Rare and Fine SMITH.IR (Samuel Smith, Jr., Knox County, Tennessee) Small-Sized Stoneware Jar w/ Lid, c1820-30

Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 52

Price Realized: $1,800.00

($1,500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare and Fine Small-Sized Stoneware Jar with Lid, Stamped "SMITH.IR," Samuel Smith, Knox County, TN, circa 1820-1830, globular jar with heavily-tooled base and narrow, semi-rounded mouth, potted with an inner rim for lid. Salt-glazed exterior and Albany-slip-glazed interior. Impressed with Samuel Smith maker's mark on underside. Includes original salt-glazed stoneware lid. A particularly early example of Tennessee stoneware featuring appealing form and size and remarkably retaining its original cover. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Literature: Illustrated in Wahler, Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Part One, p. 109, fig. 118, p. 211. Very nice condition with a series of small rim chips. Lid in excellent condition with two minor chips to underside. H (including lid) 7 1/4".