Lot #: 52
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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 Glazed Redware Hunt Scene Pitcher, Incised "Bell," attributed to Solomon Bell, Strasburg, VA, circa 1865, molded pitcher with twig-form handle and raised designs of dogs attacking a boar and deer, the surface covered in clear lead glaze over an olive and orange ground. Underside incised "Bell" in script; appears to match the signature of Solomon Bell found on other signed examples of his work. Copied from a form designed by mold-maker Charles Coxon for the Bennett Pottery in Baltimore. For similar examples, see Comstock, p. 220. Provenance: Ex-Kelly Young. Heavy chips to interior base. In-the-firing lines on underside, which do not extend through to interior. Rim chip, tiny base chip, additional larger chip near base, and small spots of wear to surface. H 7 1/2".
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