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January 30, 2010 Auction Catalog
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S. BELL & SON / STRASBURG, VA Redware Creamer
January 30, 2010 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 142Price Realized: $2,530.00 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).
Rare Multi-Glazed Redware Creamer, Stamped "S. BELL & SON / STRASBURG," circa 1890, with bulbous body, pronounced foot, and flared rim, decorated with green and brown slip over a cream-colored, slip-coated ground. Entire surface coated in a lead glaze. Impressed vertically with a faint "S. BELL & SON" mark on shoulder. Signed examples of this form are considered quite unusual. Chips and heavy wear to rim. Lighter glaze wear to foot and handle. H 6 1/4".
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