Lot #: 62
Price Realized: $383.50
($325 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va", circa 1875, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a brushed swag and hanging flower motif. Three freehand stripes under each handle. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed under one handle with Solomon Bell maker's mark below a four-gallon capacity mark. Two minor chips on interior of rim. A tight spider crack on underside, including a crack that extends 5 1/2" up base of jar. Chips to end of one handle terminal. Minor chipping to base. A long tight horizontal line at base.
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