Lot #: 185
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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 Large-Sized Redware Flowerpot with Manganese Floral Decoration, Stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG, / Va," circa 1875, unusually large Solomon Bell flowerpot with attached crimp-rimmed saucer and coggled rim, the surface coated in whitish slip and decorated with a manganese swag and hanging flower design. Impressed with incomplete Solomon Bell maker's mark on shoulder. Area of restoration to saucer. Additional damage to saucer. A chip and wear to rim. Heavy flaking to slip coating. H 9".
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