Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
Lot 8

STAMPED "S.H. SONNER, STRASBURG, VA.", SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA STONEWARE ARTICLES, LOT OF TWO

Estimate: $80 - $120
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

STAMPED "S.H. SONNER, STRASBURG, VA.", SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA STONEWARE ARTICLES, LOT OF TWO, salt-glazed, comprising a "2" gallon capacity mark jug, tall ovoid form with collared mouth and applied strap handle, and an approximately half-gallon capacity cylindrical form jar. Samuel Harrison Sonner (1821-1901), Strasburg, VA. 1854-1884. Jug 14 7/8" HOA, jar 7 3/8" H, 5 1/2" D rim.
Literature: Stamp as Comstock - Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, p. 302, fig. 5.291.

Condition

Jug undamaged; jar having some minor scattered chips to rim and one to foot.

From a Virginia private collection.
Jug: Victoria Auction, Victoria, VA, 1/7/2012, lot A-26.