101 RANCH MILLER BROTHERS WILD WEST SHOW RARE SHOW PROPS WITH DOCUMENTS
UP FOR SELL IS A GROUPING OF WILD WEST 101 RANCH SHOW ITEMS THAT ARE INDEED THE FINEST I HAVE SEEN::::THE SET INCLUDES 2 HAMMERED SHOTGUNS, 23 INCH SIDE KNIFE. THE FIRST SHOTGUN WAS MFG. BY UTICA FIREARMS CO. STEEL BARRELS ON THE STOCK IS CARVED 101 RANCH ONE SIDE AND 1O1 BLISS OAK ON THE OTHER IN LARGE 2 INCH LETTERS, THE OTHER IS A MUZZLE LOADER WITH CANVAS AND TACK DECORATION THAT MATCHES THE KNIFE.... THE ENTIRE SET COMES WITH A RAILROAD LETTER HEAD TYPED LETTER REFERRING TO THESE THREE ITEMS AND OTHERS BEING PURCHASED FORM THE 101 RANCH AUCTIONS AND OFFERED FOR SALE ALSO IN THE GROUP IS A BOOK BY COLLINS AND ENGLAND ABOUT THE RISE AND FALL OF THE THE GREAT MILLERS BROTHER\'S 101 RANCH, 101 RANCH TICKET PROMO, AND 6 PAGE COLOR MOON BROTHERS CIRCUS THAT ALSO HAD A WILD WEST SHOW....ALL AND ALL AN EXCEPTIONAL GROUP FOR ANY WESTERN COLLECTION....PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND IF YOU NEED CLOSE PHOTOS PLEASE ASK 864-356-3444-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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COLLIN RHODES, ROBERT MATHIS, THOMAS CHANDLER, DURHAM
UP FOR SALE IS A VERY IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF EARLY SOUTH CAROLINA POTTERY.
WITH THE FORMATION OF THE PHOENIX FACTORY IN THE LATE 1830’S AT SHAW CREEK, POTTER’S COLLIN RHODES AND ROBERT MATHIS BEGAN TO SHOW GREAT CHANGES IN THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRUBITION OF POTTERY THROUGHTOUT THE SOUTH, THESE CHANGES ALSO TOOK ON DIFFERENT FORMS IN THE WAY POTTERY WAS MADE AND SOON THE ARTISTIC SIDE OF THE SOUTHERN TURNERS BECAME AS IMPORTANT A PART OF THE POTTERY ITSELF, SKILLED TURNERS THOMAS CHANDLER AND ISAAC DURHAM JOINED RHODES AND MATHIS AT THE PHOENIX FACTORY.
THUS BRINGS US TO THE PIECE OFFERED STANDING A LITTLE OVER 18 INCHES TALL WITH A DISTINCT OVOID SHAPE AND TWO LARGE STRAP HANDLES. A LIGHT YELLOW-GREEN UNDERFIRED GLAZE AND AN EXAMPLE OF CREAM COLORED KAOLIN SLIP THAT SURROUNDS THE SPOUT AND HANDLES AS IF TO BE A TEST PIECE ALLOWING THE KAOLIN SLIP TO FORM AT WELL…
CONDITION IS NEAR PERFECT
NO CRACKS
NO BREAKS
NO REPAIRS
A SMALL CHIP ON THE RIM 1/8 INCH
IT HAS AN IMPREFECTION THAT LOOKS TO BE FROM FIRING 1 INCH BY ½ INCH
NOT SIGNED OR MARKED
WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE MAKE OFEERS TO RELIST
WE ARE STARTING THE OPENING BID AT THE LAST OFFER TO BE FAIR AND
GIVE EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THIS PIECE A CHANCE TO OWN IT