A very good selection of nineteenth century stoneware and red earthenware sold yesterday as part of Laughlin Auctions Annual Mid Winter Auction in Edinburg, Virginia. The majority of the objects originated in Virginia, although there was pottery included in the sale that was made elsewhere in America, such as a red earthenware dish possibly made in Hagerstown, Maryland, as well as some objects from Pennsylvania, including an unmarked red earthenware mug and a (a marked?) red earthenware flowerpot possibly made at the John Bell Pottery in Waynesboro (otherwise another Shenandoah Valley potter), along with some pottery from New England.
For me personally, the highlight of the sale was this nineteenth century cobalt decorated stoneware pitcher from Rockingham County, Virginia that is inscribed with script, which reads, "Zigler & Coffman / Thompsonville." The script is likely a reference to present-day Timberville, Virginia. Furthermore, the auction house described this object as having been "previously undiscovered."
Nevertheless, the pitcher was purchased by Jeffrey and Beverly Evans in Virginia for $35,000 plus the buyer's premium.
According to Jeff Evans, "I documented the Zigler Pottery in Timberville back in 1988 when we discovered the Pottery daybooks in the Otto Zigler estate. I was able to identify Andrew Coffman as the first potter there in 1828. My further research identified a number of other potters working there over a 50-year period."
For the rest of the pottery in the sale- here is a link to the auction catalog: https://laughlinauctions.hibid.com/catalog/507844/laughlin-auctions-annual-mid-winter-sale---347.
Cobalt and Incised Script Decorated Stoneware Pitcher
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