Lot #: 57
Price Realized: $2,880.00
($2,400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Three-Gallon Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jug, attributed to the Grindstaff Pottery, Blount County, TN, circa 1870-1900, ovoid jug with tooled spout, and glass run to upper handle terminal, the surface covered in a clear salt glaze. Impressed with raised-face three-gallon capacity mark to shoulder. 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. 22, fig. 2, p. 46, pl. 4, and p. 187, fig. 2. Provenance: Purchased by Wahler from John Carbosco in Newberry, S.C. Excellent condition with a minor chip to underside at edge. H 16 1/2".
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