Lot #: 77
Price Realized: $270.00
($225 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Unusual Lead-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Eastern TN origin, second or third quarter 19th century, ovoid jar with tall collar, flattened rim, and arched lug handles, the lead-glazed surface featuring olive coloration with manganese accents and orange spotting. This jar appears to be an example of lead-glazed redware fired to a stoneware temperature, resulting a vitrified, gray-colored clay body. Chips and heavy wear to rim. A chip and wear to one handle. Two chips to opposing handle. Surface wear. An in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder. H 9 1/4".
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