molded green painted seated greyhound figural, turned head, crossed front legs, rectangular green painted base, black paint under base, signed in script on base "Samuel Bell" and "Strasburg 1844", 6-3/4 x 10 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Note: The Samuel Bell greyhound figurals marked "Strasburg 1844" date from the first year he operated his own shop in Strasburg, Virginia. These are rarer than the earlier greyhound figurals he produced at his father Peter’s shop in Winchester, Virginia. Most similar forms feature an earlier date and are inscribed with "Winchester."
Literature: This lot is illustrated in Pottery From The Shenandoah And Cumberland Valleys: Selections from the Manger Collection, by Dr, George and Connie Manger, pg. 75.
Exhibited: Renfrew Museum and Park, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, June through November of 1995; "The Bell Family Pottery", Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, Fall 2008.
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Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
some surface wear to paint and surface residue, small paint flake to nose, small paint chip behind right front leg, two old clay body chips under base at front, other minor base wear, some residue to textured crackle surface, illumination to most of surface under black light except for dogs muzzle, a 3 in. section on the side of base and a spot on leg, refer to black light photos, otherwise good condition with very good presentation for a rare surviving form
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