Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger | June 24, 2026
Wed, Jun 24, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 581
Extremely Rare J.E. Simons Pottery Mechanicstown, Maryland Earthenware Covered Sugar Bowl
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for
$3,250
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
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| $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 |
circa 1881-1883, lead manganese and engobe glaze, footed bowl with strap lug handles, applied flower and vine decorations to front and back of jar, impressed ruffled band under tooled double banded rim, lid with applied bird and nut, incised banding, stamped "J.S." under lid, likely made by Anthony W. Bacher for J.E. Simons, 6-1/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Note: For a similar example see The Pottery Of The Shenandoah Valley Region by H.E. Comstock, p. 468, figure 7.84.
Literature: This lot is illustrated in Pottery From The Shenandoah And Cumberland Valleys: Selections from the Manger Collection by Dr. George and Connie Manger, p. 103.
Exhibited: Renfrew Museum and Park, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, September through November of 1994; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, May 16, 2003 through September 14, 2003.
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Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
glaze anomalies as made, loss to beak and wing tip of bird, bird reapplied to lid, two glaze frits to body of jar, two 1/2 in. glaze frits to one handle with other smaller frits, two glaze flakes to top of other handle, light wear to rim and glaze in interior rim, otherwise rare surviving form with a few minor apologies
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