Slip Decorated Earthenware Pan – Alexandria

Slip Decorated Earthenware Pan – Alexandria

Pan (or Basin) Earthenware with slip decoration Attributed to Henry Piercy  (1765-1809) Alexandria Virginia C. 1795 13.75″ diameter, 3.5″ depth Henry Piercy was Alexandria’s first recorded potter arriving in 1792 from Philadelphia where he had...
SQUIRREL CAGE IN THE FORM OF A GEORGIAN HOME

SQUIRREL CAGE IN THE FORM OF A GEORGIAN HOME

Squirrel Cage Painted  Punched Tin Unknown maker Circa Mid-Nineteenth Century Jefferson County, Virginia (Now WVa.) 17” H x 29” W x 11” D The punched tin house is designed in the form of a Georgian manor.  It retains original pained surface. Squirrels were often kept...
John Walker Salt Glazed Stonewar Jar

John Walker Salt Glazed Stonewar Jar

Salt Glazed Stoneware Jar Brushed Cobalt Floral Decoration 1 1/2 Gallon John Walker (c1805-1883) – stamped Washington DC Probably the  Pot House of Richard Butt, 8th St. Between H & I, NW c. 1830 11.25″ H The influence of Alexandria stoneware...
VIRGINIA LONG RIFLE – SIGNED JAMES MCGILRAY

VIRGINIA LONG RIFLE – SIGNED JAMES MCGILRAY

LONG RIFLE Percussion Harrisonburg, Virginia Circa 1830 57” overall Signed on the top of the barrell – A. McGilray for Alexander McGilvray (1798-   ) This full stock, percussion rifle has a nice old patinia and an intricate brass patchbox characteristic of fine...