Lot #: 268
Price Realized: $240.00
($200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'," PA origin, circa 1850-1880, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and squared rim, decorated with upswept swags including two unusual freehand X's, all over a slip-coated surface. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small, minor Y-shaped surface fissure on underside, not visible on interior. H 8 5/8".
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