S. BELL AND SON c 1880 STRASBURG VA CROCK JAR, MANGANESE DECORATED STONEWARE
ANTIQUE AMERICAN STONEWARE c 1880 THAT HAS BEEN FREEHAND DECORATED IN MANGANESE. NO TWO JARS OR CROCKS CAN BE EXACTLY ALIKE. THIS EXAMPLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN STRASBURG. BELL & SON AND HAS A SERIES OF DASHES AND THE COMMA SWAGS SO TYPICAL OF BELL. THE MANGANESE DECORATION IS HARDER TO FIND THAN THE. THE COLLAR IS SQUARED, AND THE PIECE IS STRAIGHT SIDED, MAKING IT A WONDERFUL. EXAMPLE OF STRASBURG, VA STONEWARE. IT WAS HAND THROWN, HAND DECORATED AND HAND STAMPED. WITH THE MANUFACTURE’S NAME. WHILE THE CLAY WAS STILL WET. THE ARTISAN APPLIED THE STAMP. RESULTING IN A LIGHT MARK. SOME OF THE MARK SHOWS AND THE WORD. “SON” IS CLEARLY VISIBLE. THE PIECE IS IN EXCELLENT, AS MADE CONDITION, EXCEPT FOR. ONE TINY CHIP OUT OF ITS LIP. THERE ARE NO CRACKS. THIS ANTIQUE STONEWARE JAR IS A WONDERFUL DISPLAY PIECE FOR YOUR COLLECTION. The item “S. BELL AND SON c 1880 STRASBURG VA CROCK JAR, MANGANESE DECORATED STONEWARE” is in sale since Sunday, May 5, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Ceramics & Porcelain\Crocks”. The seller is “ctb54″ and is located in Blairstown, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.
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