Lot #: 118
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Highly Unusual Ovoid Redware Jar, Stamped "JOHN W. BELL / Waynesboro, Pa.," circa 1880, large, rotund jar with dramatic bulge at midsection tapering at the shoulder to a flared collar. Impressed on underside "JOHN W. BELL / Waynesboro, Pa." This jar measures approximately four gallons. Flake off of interior base connecting to a 3/4" hole in underside plugged with a cork. H 14 5/8".
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