Lot #: 190
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Stenciled Cobalt Eagle Decoration, Stenciled "HAMILTON & JONES / GREENSBORO / PA," circa 1875, narrow, cylindrical vessel with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, decorated at the center with a stenciled flying eagle holding arrows. Rim and base decorated with freehand cobalt stripes. 2 1/2" chip to rim on reverse. Two small chips to interior of rim, and light wear to inner flange where a dasher guide would rest. Tiny chip to base on reverse. H 14 7/8".
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