Lot #: 534
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
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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