Lot #: 370
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'," Pennsylvania origin, circa 1850-1880, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and squared rim, decorated with a series of brushed swags, applied over whitish slip. John Bell maker's mark to shoulder. Excellent, bowl-shaped form. Provenance: Recently found in Maine. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small in-the-firing base chip and a minor chip to top edge of rim, possibly in-the-firing.
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