Lot #: 69
Price Realized: $230.00
($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.
One-Gallon Stoneware Tapered Crock, Stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va," circa 1875, tapered crock with squared rim and tab handles, decorated with brushed cobalt swags. Unusual form for this maker. Provenance: Descended in the family of Betty Cooley, the wife of potter, Richard Franklin "Polk" Bell. Several small base chips. Wear and shallow chips to interior rim. A few small chips to exterior of rim. Small handle chips. A few faint lines, which do not extend through to interior. Some exfoliation to interior base area. H 7 1/4" ; D 9 3/8".
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