Extremely Rare Stoneware Flowerpot w/ Cobalt Floral Decoration, attrib. Decker Pottery, Washington County, TN

Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 62

Estimate: $2,000-$4,000.A Note About Estimates

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Extremely Rare Stoneware Flowerpot with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to the Decker Pottery, Washington County, TN, circa 1872-1910, wide-bodied, flaring form with footed base, recessed moldings to upper body, doubly-crimped rim, brush-decorated around the body with a series of horizontal tulips. Cobalt band to rim. Original drain hole in underside. Possibly the only known cobalt-decorated stoneware flowerpot by the Decker family, this example features strong brushwork inspired by the Parr family of Baltimore and Richmond as well as a highly unusual bowl-like shape. Exhibited: Made in East Tennessee: Pottery, Museum of East Tennessee History, 1996; Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Literature: Illustrated in White, Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee, p. 152; Illustrated in Wahler, Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Part One, p. 152, Pl. 26, and p. 220. Provenance: In her notes, Wahler states, "I purchased this a long time ago [2/10] from Marc King for 1000. It is the only such I have seen." Losses to inner crimped rim. A 1 3/8" x 1" rim chip. Additional wear and small chips to outer crimped rim. A small base chip. H 5 1/2" ; Diam. 9 3/4".

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