“That Beautiful Clay”
Auction Sale 58
The charm of the American South’s beautiful clay was applauded from hands of numerous master potters. Hosting a vastness of the southern states premiere makers. Alabama’s highly prized rare Sand Mountain monkey jug with trademark combing as well double glazing and more. As is the Society transitioning to other southern decorative arts featuring 20th century paintings from Florida’s “Highwaymen.” Georgia’s grand masters drew attentive bidding matches from Washington and Crawford Counties focusing on Edgefield, South Carolina influenced rare coffee boiler. Mainstays from White County was the Craven family’s 19th century example including Meaders family dynasty fireworks from one of a kind attributed Wiley Meaders , L.Q. Meaders, Arie Meaders, and Lanier owl figural as well his classic face jugs. One of a kind scratch folk art jug with provenance held a captive audience. Louisiana’s Newcomb College showed well as an exquisite example found its way into a new home. Scarce Maryland piece by Henry Myers. The vast North Carolina masters excelled with Edgefield, South Carolina transplants of Buncombe County. The souths master potter Daniel Seagles superior handiworks spotlighted a wonderful fifteen gallon ovoid icon vessel with four handles from his friendship with 18th century merchant John Conrad Michael (JCM). The ever pursued glass melt decorated phenomenons offered examples with a rarity from Joseph Johnson as well other makers, what a treat! Several other prestigious area 19th century makers markings soared. The 20th century mainstay of famed folk potter B. B. Craig excelled. The Old Tar Heel states piedmont region makers offered 18th century redware and 19th century salt glaze with revolutionary fresh information on the Boggs family from Alamance County with numerous makers marks and shapes riveted the audience. The stars offered with the Society’s advantageous 20th century art pottery of which were stellar. From the transition era of the 1910s to the experimental footholds into the 1930s, made a wonderful grouping of glazes and shapes from the master art potters. South Carolina Edgefield slave potter such as Dave Drake of whose works were recently exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City drew captive onlookers, even the uniquely decorated example of the rare Amos Landrum piece signed was a highlight for the audience. Thomas Chandlers accomplished potting skills merited high appreciations. Tennessee’s earliest maker with the one of a kind signed and dated Leonard Saylors 1846 brought with it several other fine important selections. Virginia offered up several important desirable redware and salt glaze examples. Furthermore were the continuing of desirable decorative art objects with textiles, samplers, guns, furniture selections, and Americana. A quaint varied offering of early southern Outsider artists paintings that surprized everyone even raising some eyebrows to these rare early works. What an audience, what a grouping to offer, and what a monumental catalog.
Auction Sale 58
The charm of the American South’s beautiful clay was applauded from hands of numerous master potters. Hosting a vastness of the southern states premiere makers. Alabama’s highly prized rare Sand Mountain monkey jug with trademark combing as well double glazing and more. As is the Society transitioning to other southern decorative arts featuring 20th century paintings from Florida’s “Highwaymen.” Georgia’s grand masters drew attentive bidding matches from Washington and Crawford Counties focusing on Edgefield, South Carolina influenced rare coffee boiler. Mainstays from White County was the Craven family’s 19th century example including Meaders family dynasty fireworks from one of a kind attributed Wiley Meaders , L.Q. Meaders, Arie Meaders, and Lanier owl figural as well his classic face jugs. One of a kind scratch folk art jug with provenance held a captive audience. Louisiana’s Newcomb College showed well as an exquisite example found its way into a new home. Scarce Maryland piece by Henry Myers. The vast North Carolina masters excelled with Edgefield, South Carolina transplants of Buncombe County. The souths master potter Daniel Seagles superior handiworks spotlighted a wonderful fifteen gallon ovoid icon vessel with four handles from his friendship with 18th century merchant John Conrad Michael (JCM). The ever pursued glass melt decorated phenomenons offered examples with a rarity from Joseph Johnson as well other makers, what a treat! Several other prestigious area 19th century makers markings soared. The 20th century mainstay of famed folk potter B. B. Craig excelled. The Old Tar Heel states piedmont region makers offered 18th century redware and 19th century salt glaze with revolutionary fresh information on the Boggs family from Alamance County with numerous makers marks and shapes riveted the audience. The stars offered with the Society’s advantageous 20th century art pottery of which were stellar. From the transition era of the 1910s to the experimental footholds into the 1930s, made a wonderful grouping of glazes and shapes from the master art potters. South Carolina Edgefield slave potter such as Dave Drake of whose works were recently exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City drew captive onlookers, even the uniquely decorated example of the rare Amos Landrum piece signed was a highlight for the audience. Thomas Chandlers accomplished potting skills merited high appreciations. Tennessee’s earliest maker with the one of a kind signed and dated Leonard Saylors 1846 brought with it several other fine important selections. Virginia offered up several important desirable redware and salt glaze examples. Furthermore were the continuing of desirable decorative art objects with textiles, samplers, guns, furniture selections, and Americana. A quaint varied offering of early southern Outsider artists paintings that surprized everyone even raising some eyebrows to these rare early works. What an audience, what a grouping to offer, and what a monumental catalog.
Florida's Highwaymen Painting by A.L. Black, ca. late 1980s $880
Randolph County, NC salt glaze stoneware scarce small jug by E. S. Craven,
ca. second quarter 19th century $1870 |
Randolph County, NC salt glaze stoneware large double handle jug with fly ash meltings by J.M. Hays, ca. last half 19th century $935
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Moore County, NC salt glaze cobalt decorated lidded jar att. J. H. Owen,
ca. late 1910s before 1923 $2200 |
Moore County, NC salt glaze cobalt sgraffito decorated footed oval vase att. J. H. Owen, ca. late 1910s before 1923 $1650
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Montgomery County, NC salt glaze rare cobalt decorated three handled large angular vase,
att. J. B. Cole shop, ca. 1910s $990 |
Moore County, NC famed Chinese Blue glaze Busbees Jugtown Pottery oriental translation vase, ca. 1930s $835
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Edgefield, SC alkaline glaze slip double decorated storage jar, slave made from Collin Rhodes shop, ca. 1840-1850 $5775
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Edgefield, SC alkaline glaze clay slip decorated jug by Thomas Chandler,
ca. 1840s before 1854 $4510 |
Upstate, SC alkaline glaze small storage jar by Afro American potter Rich Williams, ca. late 19th early 20th century $3960
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Edgefield, SC alkaline glaze double decorated jar made by Amos Landrum and female slave decorated,
one of a kind with provenance, ca. 1840-1842 $5775
one of a kind with provenance, ca. 1840-1842 $5775