Rare Squat-Form attrib. Decker Pottery (Washington County, TN) Stoneware Pitcher
Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection
Lot #: 66
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $500.
Rare Squat-Form Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to the Decker Pottery, Washington County, TN, circa 1872-1910, wide-bodied, ovoid pitcher with flared rim, brush-decorated around the body with a swag-and-hanging-flower motif and around the shoulder with a series of stylized drapes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Exceptional form with strong decoration inspired by the Parr family of Baltimore and Richmond. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Two in-the-firing surface flakes to front. Light surface wear to midsection. A 1 1/4" chip and minor chip to proper left side of rim. A shallow 3/4" chip to interior of spout. A minor, very shallow 1 1/2" in-the-firing contact mark to rim. Two smooth, minor chips to bottom edge, probably in-the-making. *NOTE- This lot's condition has been updated with the following: A long, thin surface crack to interior base, which occurred in the firing and is not visible on the underside. H 7 1/2".
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