David Drake
American · 1800–1870
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Record prices
David Drake's April 12, 1858 25-Gallon Poem Jar: A Very Large Jar Which Has Four HandlesCrocker Farm · $1,560,000≈ £1,120,931≈ €1,321,250Sign up to see
Highly Important David Drake June 28, 1854 Stoneware Jug Inscribed "Lm says this handle will crack"Crocker Farm · $420,000≈ £312,756≈ €372,638Sign up to see
Outstanding Stoneware Jar Inscribed "Lm / Dave / Decr. 17 1857" Edgefield District, SCCrocker Farm · $216,000≈ £183,642≈ €201,737Sign up to see
David Drake’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
African American artist (1800–1879)
Also known as Dave Drake, Dave the Potter, Dave the Slave
Works in museum collections
Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Ronald S. Kane Bequest, in memory o…
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Anonymous Gift of Funds — Open Access (CC0)
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Creator:David Drake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Artist record compiled from: National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.