Rare JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO Pottery Pitcher w/ Relief Cherubs Motif

Fall 2022 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 352

Price Realized: $3,900.00

($3,250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Glazed Pottery Pitcher with Relief Cherub Pattern, Stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO'" Waynesboro, PA, circa 1840-1880, molded pitcher with upswept spout and ornamental handle with thumbrest, decorated on two sides with different designs of cherubs in various poses below a grapevine. Appealing mottled celadon coloration. Underside impressed with John Bell maker's mark. One of a small number of surviving examples by John Bell produced in this pattern. Provenance: Horst Auction, May 1, 1999. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 9".