Lot #: 124
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Salt-Glazed Stoneware Canning Jar, Stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va," circa 1870, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and flared rim, the surface covered in a salt glaze. Albany slip glazed interior. Provenance: Descended in the family of Betty Cooley, the wife of potter, Richard Franklin "Polk" Bell. Near mint condition with a small rim nick. H 8 3/8".
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