The March 2022 Auctions: Day 2
Fri, Mar 25, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 1048
MARY CHASE PERRY PEWABIC POTTERY "FLOWING MATTE" GLAZE LIDDED GOURD SHAPE CONTAINER C. 1903, H 6.25" DIA 3.5"
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $400 | $50 |
| $900 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
On Pewabic white clay body. Gourd form with stem form lid. Underside is fully glazed with a hint of the Pewabic "Arc" mark. This piece was inventoried on Charles Lang Freer's "Miscellaneous List, May 1917". "5531. (2282) One Gourd-shaped Jar, with cover. Made by Miss Perry. Pewabic. Gift." There is a later notation that this piece was returned to Miss Perry. Listed in Miss Perry's Day Book on December 5th, 1904 under the heading "Museum of Art" as #24 "Freer Tobacco Jar". Exhibited in the First Annual Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, held that the Detroit Museum of Art, December 6 to 20, 1904. Exhibited 1904 St. Louis Exhibition as documented in Pewabic Pottery archives and illustrated in the archival photograph depicting some of the pieces sent to the exhibition. Provenance: Mary Chase Perry 1903. Gift to Charles Lang Freer 1904. Collection of Mary Chase Perry Stratton. Collection of Robert Schweitzer. Property of a prominent metro Detroit collector of Pewabic Pottery.
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