Lot 348

Rare Thomas Chandler Attributed Edgefield Butter Pot

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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
likely made at the Phoenix Factory, Edgefield District, South Carolina, circa 1840, elaborately decorated brushed iron and kaolin slip swag and daisy motif encircling entire form, flat rim, applied lug handles to shoulder, 8-1/4 x 12 in. - Provenance: Collection of Dr. Joseph T. and Gaile E. Wingard, Jacksonville, Florida

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, variations to slip decoration as made, pieced back together with large 8-1/4 x 2-1/2 in. repaired shard break to side of jar with associated 1-1/4 in. and 1-1/2 in. losses to rim, 2-1/2 in. stabilized hairline and rim chip down from rim, another 2 in. loss to rim with 2-1/2 in. associated hairline, large stabilized spider hairline across entire base and visible in interior bottom, wear to rim and base edge, minor chip to base edge illumination to repairs under blacklight, and areas of residue to pot exterior, tape residue
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