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July Premier Auction: Day 2

Sat, Jul 22, 2017 09:00AM EDT - Sun, Jul 23, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Lot 657

Rare Edgefield Face Pitcher

Estimate: $35,000 - $55,000

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, 1860s), gritty dark brown and olive alkaline glaze over entire body with glaze voids outlining finger prints of maker around base edge, applied facial features including loose rattling kaolin eyes under some glaze inset in bulging eyelids, arching eyebrows, elongated nose, open mouth with applied kaolin teeth underglaze, "C" scroll ears, applied strap handle from shoulder to flared collared rim, pinched spout, 5-7/8 in.  

 

Condition

1/2 in. glaze chip and 2 in. hairline at spout, other minor hairline at rim, 1/2 in. chip to upper right eyelid, reattached right ear with minor glaze chip and loss at upper terminus, glaze anomalies and minor firing separations to some features as made, interior firing blow out behind left eye socket as made

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