Lot #: 370
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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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