Lot #: 123
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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-Gallon Stoneware Crock, Stamped "S. BELL & SON / STRASBURG," circa 1890, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, decorated with cobalt swags. Provenance: Descended in the family of Betty Cooley, the wife of potter, Richard Franklin "Polk" Bell. Horizontal hairline around section of base. Wear to interior of rim. Chip and 2 1/4" hairline from rim. H 12 1/2".
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