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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4358200, member: 5066"]You might consider having it examined, the jug I saw was signed by Dave Drake, a slave who worked at a pottery shop in Edgefield SC. He would write little poems on some of his jugs, HIDEOUSLY VALUABLE by pottery people.</p><p> Apparently, Edgefield was a major pottery center back in the day, you might have a jug that's worth some coins.</p><p>I know ZERO about pottery except, pot collectors are NUTS! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=edgefield+sc+david+drake+pottery&oq=edge&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l3j69i57j46i199i433i465i512j69i60l3.15524j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?q=edgefield+sc+david+drake+pottery&oq=edge&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l3j69i57j46i199i433i465i512j69i60l3.15524j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=edgefield+sc+david+drake+pottery&oq=edge&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l3j69i57j46i199i433i465i512j69i60l3.15524j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This "Dave" jug sold at Brunks in Asheville NC last year for $369,000. USD</p><p>Purchased by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco</p><p><a href="https://brunkauctions.com/lot/important-early-dave-drake-attributed-inscription-jar-4037218" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://brunkauctions.com/lot/important-early-dave-drake-attributed-inscription-jar-4037218" rel="nofollow">https://brunkauctions.com/lot/important-early-dave-drake-attributed-inscription-jar-4037218</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]362708[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 4358200, member: 5066"]You might consider having it examined, the jug I saw was signed by Dave Drake, a slave who worked at a pottery shop in Edgefield SC. He would write little poems on some of his jugs, HIDEOUSLY VALUABLE by pottery people. Apparently, Edgefield was a major pottery center back in the day, you might have a jug that's worth some coins. I know ZERO about pottery except, pot collectors are NUTS! :p [URL]https://www.google.com/search?q=edgefield+sc+david+drake+pottery&oq=edge&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l3j69i57j46i199i433i465i512j69i60l3.15524j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8[/URL] This "Dave" jug sold at Brunks in Asheville NC last year for $369,000. USD Purchased by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco [URL]https://brunkauctions.com/lot/important-early-dave-drake-attributed-inscription-jar-4037218[/URL] [ATTACH=full]362708[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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