Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger | June 24, 2026
Wed, Jun 24, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 593
Rare Mottled Glaze John Bell Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Earthenware Pitcher
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for
$1,800
Sold Price excludes BP
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| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
circa 1850-1880, lead oxide, manganese, and engobe glaze, mottled brown and cream coloring, brownish interior, wide lower body form, flared base, tapered neck, arched strap handle with thumb and finger knobs, pulled spout, stamped "JOHN BELL / WAYNESBORO" on base, 7-3/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Literature: The lot is illustrated in Pottery From The Shenandoah And Cumberland Valleys: Selections from the Manger Collection, by Dr. George and Connie Manger, pg. 41.
Exhibited: Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, May 16, 2003 through September 14, 2003. Also, "The Bell Family Pottery", Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, September through November of 2008.
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Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
glaze anomalies as made, very light surface wear with a few tiny glaze frits to body, rim wear with some discoloration, some losses to glaze around spout, wear under spout, other tiny rim frits, small glaze frits to handle knobs, wear to edge of handle, base edge wear, otherwise good presentation and condition for a rare surviving example
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