Lot #: 318
Price Realized: $590.00
($500 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Rare Six-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Stamped "SOLOMON BELL / Strasburg, Va", Winchester, VA origin, circa 1845, large-sized, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and extruded lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with a series of upward-and-downward-oriented swags. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed with early, two-line Solomon Bell maker's mark under one handle, along with a raised-face six-gallon capacity mark. Exceptional size. Chipping to bottom edge of one handle. Two chips to bottom edge of opposite handle. Numerous small chips to rim. Base chips. H 16 1/4".
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