Lot #: 221
Price Realized: $86.25
($75 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.
Scarce Half-Gallon Stoneware Jar, Stamped "SOLOMON BELL," Winchester or Strasburg, VA origin, circa 1845, slender cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and semi-squared rim, impressed with early Solomon Bell mark on shoulder. As-made condition. 1/2" in-the-firing separation at base. A contact mark to shoulder, with small piece of kiln furniture attached, and a second small recessed contact mark to shoulder. H 9".
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