Lot #: 381
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Scarce Redware Vase with Gun Metal Glaze, Stamped "JOHN BELL", Waynesboro, PA origin, circa 1840-1880, finely-potted vase with ovoid body, pedestal base, and tooled collar, the exterior surface covered in a striking black gun metal glaze. Interior covered in a clear lead glaze. Impressed with John Bell maker's mark on underside. An elegant example, stylistically ahead of its time and highly reminiscent of art pottery of later decades. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 6 1/4".
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