Premier Auction - Session II - February 4, 2023
Sat, Feb 4, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 1051
Rare Double Handled Dave Drake Attributed Edgefield S.C. Stoneware Jug
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
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, South Carolina, b. circa 1800 d. after 1873) glossy light olive green alkaline glaze, rutile glaze runs at handle, neck and lower body, slightly lopsided ovoid form, two applied strap handles with fingertip impressions at terminus, collared spout with tooled rim, upside down "U" mark inscribed into clay just below spout above six faint punctate marks, likely made at the Lewis Miles Stony Bluff Manufactory, Horse Creek Valley, circa 1850's, 17 in. tall, 43 1/8 in. circumference
Note: Dave Drake's surviving body of work indicates that double handled jugs were a scarcely produced form. Finding them with the spout and handles intact and unrepaired is significant.
Provenance: To Benefit WNC Bridge Foundation
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Condition
glaze voids and clay body anomalies as made, surface abrasions, approximate 14 in. crack running up from base curving under one handle with associated 3/4 in. base edge chip, adjacent 1/2 in. clay body loss, 1 in. impression next to crack as made, another 2 1/2 in. line impression to right of crack as made, 1 3/4 in. firing hairline near base edge likely as made, 3/4 and 1/2 in. rim chips, small glaze chip at neck, 1/4 in. glaze chip to one handle with possible miniscule partial hairline, other minor abrasions and wear to handles, abrasions around belly of jar, other minor glaze chips, firing hairlines in glaze at shoulder, and glaze anomalies as made to body, other minor base edge chips and wear, jug was found partially spray painted gold when discovered, some small remnants of gold paint still visible after cleaning
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