Lot #: 125
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Three Pieces of Bell Pottery, Strasburg, VA origin, late 19th century, two small stoneware jars, measuring approximately one-quart and half-gallon, together with a lead and manganese glazed redware jar. Provenance: Descended in the family of Betty Cooley, the wife of potter, Richard Franklin “Polk" Bell. Smallest jar with a few minor rim chips and a tiny base nick. Larger stoneware jar with a small rim nick. Redware jar with small rim chips, stacker marks on top of rim, scratches to rim, and some light scratches to surface. H 4 3/4".
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