Lot #: 115
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Three Bell Family Stoneware Jars, Strasburg, VA origin, circa 1870-1900, a one-gallon stoneware jar with cobalt swag and hanging floral motif, attributed to Solomon Bell; a half-gallon jar with cobalt swag decoration, attributed to S. Bell & Son; and a one-gallon bowl-shaped jar, stamped "SOLOMON BELL / Strasburg / Va.". Unsigned Solomon Bell jar in excellent condition with a faint, short Y-shaped line at base. Unsigned S. Bell & Son jar in excellent condition with a few minor rim chips. Signed Solomon Bell jar with large glued crack below maker's mark, including two reglued slivers at surface, as well as a minor in-the-firing rim chip.
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