Southern Pottery & Folk Art Auction
Lot 66:
Crawford Co. Signed 'WD' Billy Merritt 5gal Jar
Description
Fantastic Crawford County, Georgia Signed "WD" William Dennis "Billy" Merritt (1861-1929) Five Gallon Jar that has a fantastic lime alkaline glaze that is commonly referred to as Frog Skin glaze by Billy Merritt. This example has a fantastic bulbous form classic double handles the rare WD stamped on one handle and the other handle has a 5 stamped on the handle. This example is a collector grade example and will fit fantastically in any southern stoneware collection. Condition: one inner and one outer chip on the rim also two insignificant glaze flakes along the rim, and no cracks & other condition issues and no repairs present. Provenance: a fresh to the market example from a 40 plus year private southern stoneware collection. Standing: 15" Tall
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