Rare SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va Redware Pitcher, circa 1875

Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 190

Price Realized: $7,200.00

($6,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Glazed Redware Pitcher, Stamped "SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / Va," circa 1875, ovoid pitcher with tall collar, and ornately-molded handle, decorated around the collar and midsection with wavy combed incising, the surface covered in a heavy lead glaze with cream-slip accents. Impressed on collar with Solomon Bell maker's mark. One of only a small group of marked Solomon Bell redware pitchers known. A restored flake to base of handle and two restored flakes below. Light spout wear. H 7 7/8".