Lot #: 97
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Extremely Rare Lead, Copper, and Cobalt-Glazed Redware Jar, Stamped "JOHN BELL," Waynesboro, PA origin, circa 1850, one-gallon ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and squared rim, the shoulder decorated with four brushed cobalt tulips, the exterior surface covered in a streaky green, copper-augmented lead glaze. Interior with rust-colored lead-and-manganese glaze. The Parr-style tulip decoration, somewhat different than John Bell's typical designs, suggests this jar may have been made and / or decorated by a Baltimore-trained potter. Highly unusual and visually-appealing glaze. Crazing throughout much of surface, mostly visible at base and on underside, which appears to have occurred during the firing.
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