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

November 18, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Two

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 1164

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

Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for
$178.50
Sold Price includes BP

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 PITCHER, lead-, dark copper-, and manganese-glazed over a slip wash, ovoid form with flared rim, beaded neck, applied rounded strap handle, and pronounced foot. Probably Jacob Eberly (1830-1908) and Daniel Letcher Eberly (1859-1919), Strasburg, VA. 1886-1903. 7" H, 3 5/8" D rim.
Literature: Parallels Comstock - Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, p. 278, fig. 5.215, back row, second from left; Manger - Pottery From the Shenandoah, p. 96.
Provenance: From an important Washington, DC private collection.

Condition

Two minor rim flakes, a flake to top of handle, a minor chip to foot edge, and some glaze wear/loss to rim, neck ring, and foot.