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Lot 744

Two Pieces of Edgefield Seigler Pottery

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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

storage jar with dark brown and green mottled runny alkaline glaze, applied lug handles at shoulder, angled rim with interior lid shelf, stamped "G.P. Seigler Trenton S.C." near base, Shaw's Creek, Edgefield District, circa 1880, 11-1/4 in.; light olive green alkaline glaze storage jar with mottled runny brown glaze runs, applied lug handles and ring decoration at shoulder, angled rim with interior rim shelf, stamped "5" below rim, attributed to the John W. Seigler Pottery, Shaw's Creek, Edgefield District, circa 1860, 14-3/4 in.

Provenance: Private Edgefield, South Carolina Collection

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, G.P. Seigler jar with restored base, 2-3/8 in. rim loss, 1 in. repaired rim chip, other scattered minor glaze abrasions and chips, illumination under black light due to residue, J.W. Seigler piece with 1-1/4 loss to handle, kiln debris loss on body likely as made, 1 in. clay body loss near base edge, other minor abrasions and clay anomalies