W. GRINSTAFF, Blount County, Tennessee Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jar, c1870-1890
Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection
Lot #: 56
Estimate: $400-$600.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $75.
Lot #: 56
Estimate: $400-$600.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $75.
An estimate is an expected selling price for an item at auction. The price ranges for each lot are considered conservative in value, and are listed as a courtesy to our bidders to give them an idea of how much they may be expected to pay to win the item. It is entirely possible for an item to sell for less or more than the given estimate.
×Two-Gallon Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Stamped "W. GRINSTAFF:," Grindstaff Pottery, Blount County, TN, circa 1870-1890, wide, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and small lug handles, decorated below the rim with dentile coggling. Surface covered in a heavy salt glaze over brown slip, resulting in a greenish "frogskin" coloration. 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. 32, fig. 18, p. 45, pl. 3, p. 94, and p. 190, fig. 18. Rim chips. Rim is out-of-round. In-the-firing, glazed-over losses to proper left handle. Small base chips. H 10 1/4".