Lot #: 72
Price Realized: $862.50
($750 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Shenandoah Valley Multi-Glazed Redware Jar, Stamped "S. BELL & SON / STRASBURG," Virginia origin, circa 1890, ovoid jar with semi-rounded rim, decorated with splashes of green and brown over a cream-colored slip ground. Desirable form, glaze, and maker. Essentially as-made condition with some in-the-firing glaze spalling to surface, in-the-firing dryness to rim, and three large chips to underside, probably in-the-firing contact marks. H 7 1/8".
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