Lot 1003

STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA POLYCHROME-DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE FLOWER POT

Estimate: $400 - $600
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STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA POLYCHROME-DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE FLOWER POT, lead-, copper-, and manganese-glazed over a slip wash, urn form with pie-crimped rim, punched drain hole to side of base, and attached saucer with pie-crimped rim. Attributed to Samuel Leonard Bell (1811-1891) and/or his sons Richard Franklin, Turner Ashby, and Charles Forrest Bell, Strasburg, VA. Fourth quarter 19th century. 5 5/8" H, 5 1/2" D rim, 3 3/4" D base.
Published: Rebecca Christian, "A bit of New England in Old Virginia", Country Home, February 1986, p. 56.
Literature: Parallels Comstock - The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, p. 247, figs. 5.148 and 5.150.

Condition

Excellent unused condition. Best possible example. 

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The important collection of H. Marshall Goodman Jr., Richmond, VA.