American & Southern | December 5, 2024
Thu, Dec 5, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 1202
Two Pieces of Georgia Pottery
Estimate: $50 - $150
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| $1,000 | $100 |
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| $3,000 | $250 |
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D.X. Gordy harvest jug, Westville Pottery, Stewart County, GA, circa 1970s, salt glaze over Albany slip glaze, wide fill spout, strap handle over top, small broken pour spout, stamped "Westville Pottery" on shoulder, 9-1/2 in.; Gillsville, GA, pitcher, Bristol glaze, cobalt ring at shoulder, creamy glaze runs down from rim, inscribed "Matthew Hewell, 11-30-1993, 1/2 gallon", 9 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
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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, harvest jug with 1-1/2 in. loss to spout, some surface abrasions, some chips to base edge, pitcher good condition
