Dave Drake Stoneware Jar

A stoneware jar attributed to Dave Drake, an enslaved man who worked as a potter from the 1830s to the 1860s, sold at Brunk Auctions for $369,000. This was the highest price for an unsigned Dave jar. The jar has an inscription and is dated 12 April 1836. Later jars are signed “Dave.”    

Stoneware Jug

Q: I’d like to know the value of a stoneware jug that’s 17 inches high and 33 inches around at the widest point. There’s a small opening at the top with a handle on one side that’s large enough for a finger or two. It’s decorated with blue flowers and has the number “3” and […]

Stoneware Brings in Amazing Prices

American stoneware is a popular folk art collectible even though it was everyday ware. It was fired at a high temperature so it could be used for crocks, churns, jugs and jars. A recent Crocker Farm auction in Maryland had 382 lots of stoneware and redware. An extraordinary $480,000 was paid for an 1846 7-gallon […]