Lot #: 32
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 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-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO", PA origin, circa 1850-1880, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and ribbed lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a large spotted tulip emanating from a leafy stem. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed under one handle with a John Bell maker's mark and three-gallon capacity mark. Very nice condition with a faint, approximately 4" surface line from rim, not visible on interior, an in-the-firing contact mark to same side, and an area of staining extending from base.
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