Lot #: 237
Price Realized: $2,070.00
($1,800 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.
Outstanding Glazed Redware Butter Tub, Stamped "JOHN BELL", Waynesboro, PA, circa 1840-1880, featuring raised banding to the midsection and base, the rim with serrated coggling, fitted with open clay handles simulating twisted rope. Underside with three molded and applied feet. Rim and handles decorated with reddish-brown manganese sponging. Surface covered in a clear lead glaze over a yellow clay ground with iron flecking throughout. Impressed "JOHN BELL" on shoulder. Featuring a petite size, striking yellow clay, and delicately-rouletted rim, this butter tub is possibly the finest Bell example of its form we have ever offered. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor in the mid 1990s. Four small chips to bottom edge of rim. A thin 2 1/2" crack from rim. H 3 3/4" ; Diameter 6 3/8".
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