Lot #: 316
Price Realized: $206.50
($175 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Two Pieces of Signed Solomon Bell Stoneware, Winchester and Strasburg, VA, circa 1840-1880, a one-and-a-half-gallon jar with large swag motif, stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va"; paired with a half-gallon undecorated jug. stamped "SOLOMON BELL", Winchester, VA origin, circa 1840. Jar in very nice condition with some shallow chipping to rim. Jug with two small spout chips and a recessed in-the-firing contact mark to two sides.
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