Rare Small Stoneware Pitcher Stamped T B L (Thomas B. Love Pottery, McMinn County, TN), c1830-60
Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection
Lot #: 80
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500.A Note About Estimates
Minimum Bid: $350.
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Rare Small Salt-Glazed Stoneware Pitcher, Stamped "T. B L," Thomas B. Love Pottery, McMinn County, TN, circa 1830-1860, semi-ovoid pitcher with flared collar and heavily-ribbed handle, impressed with Thomas Boston Love initialed maker's mark at base on reverse. Salt-glazed surface with green salt drip to handle. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Literature: For a jar and jug by this maker, see Wahler, Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Part One, p. 123, figs. 125 and 126, and p. 212, figs. 125 and 126. Provenance: Purchased from Mary Jo Case. Very nice conditon. Two small in-the-firing chips to underside along bottom edge. Light wear around midsection. An in-the-firing stone ping to proper right side of pitcher. Spout with a small chip and wear. Rim with a minor nick and minor wear. H 7".
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