November 18, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Two
Fri, Nov 18, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 1170
SIGNED "S BELL", STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE SPITTOON
Estimate: $300 - $500
Sold for
$911.25
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
SIGNED "S BELL", STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE SPITTOON, lead- and manganese-glazed over a slip wash, molded eight column form with conforming rim and foot, cut-out drain hole below rim. Incised "S Bell" signature to underside. Solomon Bell (1817-1882), Strasburg, VA. 1850-1880. 4 3/4" HOA, 8 7/8" DOA.
Literature: Rice/Stoudt, The Shenandoah Pottery, p. 197, figs. 686-688. See Comstock, The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, p. 219, fig. 5.61a for a similar incised Bell signature to the underside of a pitcher.
Provenance: From a Northern Virginia estate.
Catalogue Note: A very rare form and incised signature mark.
Undamaged, except having some minor scattered glaze flakes.
Literature: Rice/Stoudt, The Shenandoah Pottery, p. 197, figs. 686-688. See Comstock, The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, p. 219, fig. 5.61a for a similar incised Bell signature to the underside of a pitcher.
Provenance: From a Northern Virginia estate.
Catalogue Note: A very rare form and incised signature mark.
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