Lot #: 270
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 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.
Two Pieces of Virginia Stoneware, circa 1875, a one-gallon ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and squared rim, stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va," paired with a smaller, unmarked jar of ovoid form with flattened rim. Bell jar in excellent condition with some tiny nicks to bottom edge of rim and a tiny rim nick. Unmarked jar with several small rim chips and a Y-shaped hairline on underside, extending 3 1/2" up base of jar.
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