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Emporium Auction | January 25, 2024

Thu, Jan 25, 2024 09:00AM EST
  • Southern Pottery
Lot 812

Thomas Ritchie Catawba Valley Storage Jar

Estimate: $300 - $600

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(Lincoln County, North Carolina, 1825-1909) dark olive greenish brown alkaline glaze, ovoid form, applied strap handles, "TR" stamp and incised "4" on one handle, tightly turned flat rim, 14-1/4 in.

Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, abrasions and small glaze chips, lots of residue and possible lacquer to exterior of jar, lots of illumination under black light, apparent professional restorations to portions of the rim with evident hairlines, 1-1/2 in. professional restoration to the edge of the handle with stamp, small 1/2 in. glaze chip to other handle, body of jar appears to be structurally sound

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Private North Carolina Collection