March 20, 2024: Americana - Day One
Wed, Mar 20, 2024 09:00AM EDT
Lot 3
STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA POLYCHROME-DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE MUG
Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for
$75
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 |
STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA POLYCHROME-DECORATED EARTHENWARE / REDWARE MUG, lead-, copper-, and manganese-glazed over a slip wash, cylindrical form with applied slightly rounded handle. Probably Jacob Eberly (1830-1908) and Daniel Letcher Eberly (1859-1919), or Samuel Leonard Bell (1811-1891) and/or his sons Richard Franklin, Turner Ashby, and Charles Forrest Bell, Strasburg, VA. Fourth quarter 19th century. 4 5/8" H, 3 1/2" D rim.
Literature: For examples of other parallel mug forms see Comstock - The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, Bell example p. 226, pl. 5.80 and p. 246, fig. 5.146 middle, and Eberly examples p. 278, fig. 5.215.
Condition
Having some scattered glaze flakes to rim and foot, a rim hairline, and handle broken and glued.
From an important Washington, DC private collection.
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