Lot #: 371
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Shenandoah Valley Multi-Glazed Redware Flowerpot, attributed to S. Bell & Son, Strasburg, VA, circa 1890, ovoid pot with flared rim and attached saucer, both with coggled edges, the surface decorated with streaks of copper and manganese over cream-colored slip and covered in a clear lead glaze. A thin, 1 3/4" crack from rim and an in-the-firing, glazed-over 1 1/2" line from rim. Wear to rim. A 1", narrow area of wear to rim of saucer. Other minor wear to rim of saucer. Some typical to underside at edge. H 5 3/8".
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