Lot #: 31
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'", PA origin, circa 1850-1880, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and flared rim, the surface covered in a streaky whitish slip and decorated with sponged manganese around the shoulder. Impressed with John Bell maker's mark at shoulder. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some minor in-the-firing chipping to base. H 8".
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