Lot #: 238
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Bird Decoration, possibly Midwestern origin, circa 1860, semi-ovoid churn with flared collar and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt design of a crested bird with fan-shaped tail, perched on a leafy branch. Two rim chips. Expected wear from use on interior. Faint hairline on underside, extending onto base and continuing horizontally on reverse side of churn. H 15 1/2".
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