Rare Miniature Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, attrib. Decker Pottery, Washington County, Tennessee

Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 63

Price Realized: $6,000.00

($5,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Miniature Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Pitcher, attributed to the Decker Pottery, Washington County, TN, circa 1872-1910, tapering pitcher with footed base and raised molding to shoulder, decorated with cobalt spots and accents to the collar and a band of cobalt to the molding below. 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 Wahler, Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, p. 156, 176, 221, and 233. Very nice condition with a few small spout chips, a small chip to interior of rim, and a small chip to underside along bottom edge. H 3 1/2".