Lot #: 31
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'", PA origin, circa 1850-1880, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and flared rim, the surface covered in a streaky whitish slip and decorated with sponged manganese around the shoulder. Impressed with John Bell maker's mark at shoulder. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with some minor in-the-firing chipping to base. H 8".
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