Single Owner Auction - Collection of Dr. Joseph T. and Gaile E. Wingard
Sat, Nov 21, 2020 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 356
Dave Drake Edgefield Civil War Era Stoneware Jar
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Edgefield, South Carolina, b. circa 1800's, d. after 1873) made by Dave Drake at Lewis Miles Stoneware Manufactory, Horse Creek Valley, Edgefield District, 1863, dark brown speckled alkaline glaze over unusual straight sided almost churn form jar, flared rim between two applied lug handles, three distinct ridge like transitions around the circumference of the belly of jar, signed and dated below rim " LM, April 21, 1863, Dave", 2 slash marks at shoulder behind one handle, 16 in.ÿLiterature: Hunter, Robert, Arthur F. Goldberg, and James Witkowski. ?Beneath His Magic Touch: The Dated Vessels of the African-American Slave Potter Dave.? InÿCeramics in America ; 2006. Milwaukee, WI: Chipstone Foundation, 2006. pg. 70, table 1, item 165. According to this table there are only four known later dated works.ÿÿ - Provenance: Collection of Dr. Joseph T. and Gaile E. Wingard, Jacksonville, Florida
glaze voids and anomalies as made, scratches and scuffs to glaze, restoration to entire rim, three prong firing crack on base with associate hairline running 3 in. up side of jar then splitting off for 3-1/2 in.,ÿ another 4 in. hairline in glaze up from base edge, hairline to one handle, base edge wear, residue to exteriorÿ
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