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Lot 743

Edgefield Storage Jar Attributed to Dave Drake

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$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 District, South Carolina, circa 1850s or 1860s, runny dark olive green alkaline glaze, lopsided ovoid form, two incised lines at shoulder, applied lug handles, flared rim with lid shelf in interior, five capacity slash marks to shoulder, 15-3/4 in.

Provenance: Private Edgefield, South Carolina Collection

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, several 1 in. firing hairlines to rim and another longer hairline not from firing, black paint remnants to exterior of jar, area to interior of jar devoid of glaze, large areas of illumination to shoulder under blacklight likely due to old residue and possible restorations, illumination around entire base edge due to old residue or possible restorations