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THBDave Drake Attributed Edgefield SC Stoneware Jar
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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveSep 16, 2023
Premier II Auction | Lots 907 to 1324 | Featuring Southern pottery by Dave Drake; fine art by Winfred Rembert, George Inness, Hermann Herzog, Wolf Kahn, and others; important American and Southern furniture; a large group of fine jewelry and luxury handbags; decoys, armorial porcelain, and more. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(Edgefield, South Carolina, b. circa 1800, d. after 1873) likely made at Lewis Miles Stony Bluff Manufactory, Horse Creek Valley, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1850s, olive green alkaline glaze, thick glaze runs at side of body, possible finger marks in glaze at base edge, tilted ovoid form, two slash marks and possible indiscernible "7" or partial "L" in script at shoulder below neck, angled applied strap handles at shoulder, short curved neck, semi rounded rim, 17-1/2 in. tall, 46 in. circumference
Provenance: Private Collection
note: The Greenville County Museum has a signed and dated Dave jug with "L7m" script below the spout, Lewis Miles middle initial was "J" therefore the reason for the inserted "7" is unknown. There is speculation as to whether there are indiscernible initials or script adjacent to the handle of this jar. We have printouts of the photos from the museum piece on file.
Condition
glaze voids and anomalies as made, surface abrasions and wear around the belly of jar, other minor glaze frits, 2 and 2-1/2 in. clay body chips to lower jar, 4 in. rim restoration that does not illuminate under black light, 6 in. "Y" shaped hairline down from rim past handle to shoulder, evident in interior, another 5 in. "y" shaped hairline down from rim mid jar, evident in interior, 5 in. firing hairline on lower body continuing on to base, illumination to exterior of jar possibly due to residue
- Provenance
Private Collection
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