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Thu, Jul 14, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 157

Three Pieces of J.M. Hays Pottery

Estimate: $100 - $300

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

(Randolph County, North Carolina, 1832-1922) salt glaze churn, cylindrical form with rounded shoulder, two bands of ringed line decoration below neck, applied lug handles, flared rim, impressed "JM Hays" and "2" at front, 15 in.; salt glaze jug, ring decoration and impressed "JM Hays" at shoulder, collared rim, applied strap handle, 9 in.; preserve jar, impressed "JM Hays", tooled flat rim, 8 in.

Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, churn with residue on exterior, stabilized hairline on base and 7-1/2 in. up side of churn, preserve jar with several rim chips, one 1-1/2 in., other glaze and clay body losses, jug with interior rim chip, clay body surface anomalies, base edge chips, 6 in. stabilized hairline from base edge to belly of jar

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