Lot #: 142
Price Realized: $2,530.00
($2,200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Rare Multi-Glazed Redware Creamer, Stamped "S. BELL & SON / STRASBURG," circa 1890, with bulbous body, pronounced foot, and flared rim, decorated with green and brown slip over a cream-colored, slip-coated ground. Entire surface coated in a lead glaze. Impressed vertically with a faint "S. BELL & SON" mark on shoulder. Signed examples of this form are considered quite unusual. Chips and heavy wear to rim. Lighter glaze wear to foot and handle. H 6 1/4".
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