American & Southern | December 5, 2024
Thu, Dec 5, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 1237
Six Pieces of Browns Family and Atlanta Attributed Georgia Stoneware
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
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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 |
(Atlanta, Georgia, late 19th century) all with salt glazes, Albany slip interiors, heavy kiln drips, 3 round shoulder jugs, tailed strap handles, straight spouts, 7, 10-3/4, and 15-1/2 in., large jug possibly stamped "E.C. BROWN" and "3"; tapered pitcher, tailed strap handle, 11 in.; butter crock, recessed knob on lid, incised line, 8-1/2 in,; storage jar, rounded shoulder, flared rim, 14 in.
Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024
Illustrated: Brothers in Clay: The Story of Georgia Folk Pottery, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 1983, pg. 192, photo 105, two smaller jugs and pitcher, front row
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From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
glaze voids and anomalies as made, kiln drips, surface wear and abrasions, base edge wear, medium jug with 3/4 and 1/2 in. rim chip, other small chip, kiln marks on body of jar as made, surface abrasions, kiln debris, large jug overall good condition, pitcher with two half in. spout chips, kiln debris, base edge wear and chips, clay body anomalies, butter crock with lid chip, kiln drip, firing separation around base edge, storage jar with clay body chips and losses, surface abrasions, residue on exterior
