Lot #: 317
Price Realized: $420.00
($350 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
One-Gallon Bowl-Shaped Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'," PA origin, circa 1850-1880, wide, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and squared rim, brush-decorated around the body with nine arched swag designs, applied over a whitish slip coating. Excellent color and appealing form. Rim chips. Two vertical surface lines ascending from base, measuring 3" and 2 3/4", neither of which extend through to interior. A glazed-over 1 3/4" surface line at base on side of jar, not visible on interior. H 6 1/4" ; Diam. (across top) 8 1/4".
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