Lot #: 139
Price Realized: $603.75
($525 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.
Large-Sized Stoneware Churn with Cobalt "Fishing Lure" Decoration, Midwestern origin, circa 1880, cylindrical churn with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt "fishing lure" design flanked by looping trails of cobalt. Script letter B underscored by lines at shoulder. 8 1/2" inverted Y-shaped line. 4 1/4" crack from rim on reverse. Lines on underside, not visible on interior, one of which continuing 4 1/2" up front of churn. Hairlines near base on front. Small chips on interior where a lid would rest. Glazed-over rim chip. H 19 1/4".
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