Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger | June 24, 2026
Wed, Jun 24, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 586
Extremely Rare Stamped W.A. Lynn Mechanicsville, Maryland Tree Stump Earthenware Pitcher
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for
$2,600
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
William Addison Lynn, Big Hunting Creek Pottery, circa 1875-1880, lead oxide, manganese, and engobe glaze, textured incised tree stump form with articulated cut branches and knots, footed base, tooled rim, stamped "W.A. LYNN" on rim flat near arched ridged strap handle with thumb rest, possibly attributed to James Mackley, 8 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Note: Very few stamped pieces of W.A. Lynn pottery are known, for a similar example and discussion see The Pottery of The Shenandoah Valley Region by H.E. Comstock, pg. 437, figure 7.56.
Literature: This lot is illustrated in "Living with Antiques: A Middle-Atlantic Collection of Collections" by John C. Newcomer, Antiques Magazine, May 1999, p. 742, pl. XVIII; Pottery From The Shenandoah And Cumberland Valleys: Selections from the Manger Collection, by Dr. George and Connie Manger, pg. 107.
Exhibited: Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, May 16, 2003 through September 14, 2003. Also loaned to the Renfrow Museum and Park, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, for exhibition September through November of 1994.
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Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
glaze anomalies as made, wear to interior rim with some minor glaze frits, some wear and glaze frits to edges of cut limbs on body, footed base with areas devoid of glaze, some paint on base, otherwise very good condition
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