A 19th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Jar that Sold in Florida in 2019 and a Related Jar that is Displayed at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia

This is an object that I guess you can say got away, which back in September of 2019 I had planned on bidding on at a live auction, however I got preoccupied the day of the sale, and completely forgot about it. Nevertheless, this outstanding nineteenth century slip-decorated red earthenware jar with its original lid ended up selling for just $85 plus the buyer's premium at Turkey Creek Auctions in Citra, Florida: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/75499073_early-19th-c-redware-handled-covered-crock-with.

19th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Jar Made in Pennsylvania

There are Only a Small Group of Jars Like this Currently Known

Stands 8" Tall with the Lid

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Photo Courtesy: Turkey Creek Auctions

Fast forward a few months, and the winning bidder consigned the jar to Crocker Farm's spring 2020 auction in Sparks, Maryland, where the jar sold for $4,500 plus the buyer's premium: https://www.crockerfarm.com/stoneware-auction/2020-03-21/lot-181/Rare-and-Fine-Eastern-PA-Lidded-Redware-Jar-w-Ornamental-Handles-and-Three-Color-Glaze/.

Crocker Farm described the jar as having been made in eastern Pennsylvania in the 1800s, also stating, "We are aware of only two other jars of this specific form, a stripe-and-spot-decorated example offered by David Wheatcroft in 2004 and a spot-decorated example sold by Crocker Farm, Inc., lot 197, July 16, 2016." The jar that sold in 2016 brought $5,500 plus the buyer's premium: https://www.crockerfarm.com/stoneware-auction/2016-07-16/lot-197/Exceptional-Lidded-PA-Redware-Jar-w-Manganese-Splotches-and-Unusual-Acorn-Handle-Terminals/.

Furthermore, there seems to be a fourth jar known, and perhaps it is the best example among the group, which is in the collection of the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, whereas it is currently on view in Room 20 and likely acquired by the museum before 1951: https://collection.barnesfoundation.org/objects/7296/Covered-Jar/.

According to the Barnes Foundation, "Philadelphia art collector Albert C. Barnes (1872–1951) chartered the Barnes in 1922 to teach people from all walks of life how to look at art. Over three decades, he collected some of the world’s most important impressionist, post-impressionist, and modern paintings, including works by Renoir, Cézanne, Matisse, and Picasso. He displayed them alongside African masks, native American jewelry, Greek antiquities and decorative metalwork."

19th Century Slip-Decorated Red Earthenware Jar Made in Pennsylvania

There are Only a Small Group of Jars Like this Currently Known

Stands 8" Tall with the Lid

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Photo Courtesy: Barnes Foundation

The Jar is Displayed in Room 20 at the Barnes Foundation

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Photo Courtesy: Barnes Foundation

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