American & Southern Auction | June 27, 2024
Thu, Jun 27, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 663
Two Rare Dicks Family North Carolina Lead Glazed Earthenware Jars
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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 |
attributed to Nathaniel Dicks, Randolph County, circa 1875-1910, storage jar, yellow glazed interior, partial yellow glazed exterior, impressed line markings at shoulder, applied lug handles at neck just under rim with elongated impressed handle terminals, tooled rim with lid shelf, 8-3/4 in.; larger storage jar, green glazed interior, partial green glazed exterior, banded wavy line decoration around shoulder, applied lug handles at neck just under rim with elongated impressed handle terminals, flat tooled rim with led shelf, 9-1/2 in. tall, with fitted wooden lid
Provenance: From the Collection of Charlotte and L. C. Beckerdite
Note: Both pieces pictured in Hal and Eleanor Pugh's article The Quaker Ceramic Tradition in Piedmont North Carolina, Ceramics in America, 2010, pg. 83, figure 28, for other examples see North Carolina Pottery: Earthenware, Stoneware, and Fancyware, 2011, Stephen C. Compton, pgs. 42 and 43
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From the Collection of Charlotte and L. C. Beckerdite
glaze voids and clay body anomalies as made, yellow jar with extensive surface wear, 2 in. loss to handle, 1-1/2 x 1-1/4 in hole in base, two 3/4 in. rim chips, loss of most glaze in interior, heavy wear throughout, green jar with 2 in. and 1-1/2 in. rim chips, various other small chips to rim exterior and interior rim, 3/4 in. glaze chip to one handle, 1 x 1-1/2 in. hole in base, possibly stabilized hairline cracks down both exterior sides of jar from rim at at handles, evident in interior, not evident through base, heavy wear throughout, most glaze remains in interior
