Lot #: 411
Price Realized: $180.00
($150 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Glazed Redware Cream Pitcher, attributed to S. Bell & Sons or J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890, semi-ovoid pitcher with footed base and flaring collar, the surface coated in manganese over cream-colored slip under a clear lead glaze. A 1 3/4" Y-shaped hairline from rim. A 1 1/2" hairline from rim on reverse. A surface line to interior base, not visible on exterior. Some in-the-firing unglazed areas to one side of pitcher and handle. Some light wear to spout and a few minor flecks of glaze loss to rim. H 6 3/4".
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