Appraisal: 1841 Henry Lowndes Stoneware Jar
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Appraisal: 1841 Henry Lowndes Stoneware Jar
Check out Dean Failey’s appraisal of an 1841 Henry Lowndes stoneware jar in Vintage Raleigh 2025, Hour 1.
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Appraisal: 1841 Henry Lowndes Stoneware Jar
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Check out Dean Failey’s appraisal of an 1841 Henry Lowndes stoneware jar in Vintage Raleigh 2025, Hour 1.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: This piece was given to my mother- and father-in-law as a wedding present.
And it was given to them by my mother-in-law's uncle.
He gave it to them with a plant in it.
My mother-in-law really liked the plant.
They say the plant was from Puerto Rico.
In fact, they thought the jug was from Puerto Rico for a long time.
APPRAISER: Well, we have seen a ton of pottery today, and I expected that because North Carolina is one of the capitals of pottery making in the United States.
This is not North Carolina.
GUEST: No, no.
APPRAISER: It says "Virginia" on it, Petersburg, Virginia.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: But this got my heart pounding.
GUEST: Really?
APPRAISER: This one is very special.
As you can see, right across the front, it says "Henry Lowndes Maker, Petersburg, Virginia, 1841."
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: Until recently, we didn't know very much about pottery making along the James River in Virginia.
GUEST: Ah.
Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: But the James River was the source of a lot of very nice stoneware.
And Henry Lowndes' father, Thomas, came from Staffordshire, England, 1804, 1805.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And settled in Petersburg, and he began to produce pottery and stoneware.
Interestingly enough, Henry Lowndes died in 1842.
GUEST: Ah... APPRAISER: So this was a piece produced...
GUEST: Right at the end of his life.
APPRAISER: ...just before his death.
The piece is very typical of Lowndes' work, interlaced looping, decoration around the rim, the wonderful floral decoration...
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: ...in brushed cobalt blue on the reverse side.
Recently, several of these Virginia pieces have brought some rather remarkable prices.
GUEST: Is that right?
APPRAISER: We would like to be conservative in giving you an auction estimate on this piece.
GUEST: Uh-huh.
APPRAISER: And so, is it any surprise if I told you this is worth, at auction, an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000?
GUEST: Oh, you're kidding!
Oh, yes, that's quite a shock.
Oh, my goodness.
APPRAISER: Well it's a wonderful piece.
GUEST: Wow.
GUEST: Well, thank you very much.
APPRAISER: And it's not from Puerto Rico.
GUEST: No, it certainly isn't.
Well, thank you very much.
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