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

November 18, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Two

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 1163

STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA POLYCHROME-DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE CREAMER / PITCHER

Estimate: $300 - $500
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
STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA POLYCHROME-DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE CREAMER / PITCHER, lead-, copper-, and manganese-glazed over a slip wash, squatty ovoid form with a flaring rim, collared neck, beaded neck ring, and applied strap handle. Probably Jacob Eberly (1830-1908) and Daniel Letcher Eberly (1859-1919), Strasburg, VA. 1886-1903. 3 3/4" H, 3 1/4" D rim.
Literature: Parallels Comstock - The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, p. 278, fig. 5.215, top row; Manger, Pottery From the Shenandoah, p. 88.
Provenance: From an important Washington, DC private collection.

Condition

Rim with minor chip to interior, a minor flake to spout, and some scattered glaze wear/loss, some possibly as made.