Lot #: 239
Price Realized: $767.00
($650 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Exceptional Copper-Glazed Redware Flowerpot, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'", PA origin, circa 1850-1880, tapered flowerpot with attached saucer, both with rounded rims, the surface covered in a dark manganese slip overlain with a vibrant, opaque lead-and-copper glaze. Impressed "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'" at the shoulder. One of John Bell's most striking and desirable glaze treatments. Very nice condition. Typical residue from use on interior rim area, base, and interior of saucer. Some minor flecks of glaze loss to saucer. Some light glaze loss to rim. A tiny fleck of glaze loss near base of pot. H 5 1/4" ; Diameter (across top) 5 3/4".
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