Lot #: 534
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Three Pieces of Bell Family Redware, Waynesboro, PA origin, circa 1850-1880, two lead-and-manganese-glazed flowerpots, one stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'", the other stamped "JOHN W. BELL / Waynesboro, Pa."; together with a molded spittoon with lead and manganese glaze, stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'". John Bell flowerpot with loss to rim, area of exfoliation, wear to rim of pot and saucer, and a small chip to underside. John W. Bell flowerpot with a poorly-restored rim chip with wear to surface below, a short hairline from rim, poorly-restored saucer chips with wear below, a minor base chip, and traces of green paint to surface. Spittoon with chips and some scratches to lead glaze. H (of John W. Bell flowerpot) 5 1/2" ; L (of spittoon) 8 1/2".
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