Lot #: 9
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Rare Miniature Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Churn, New York State origin, circa 1840, cylindrical vessel with slightly flared rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed cobalt flower on one side and a scalloped cobalt stripe on the reverse. Includes a 19th century stoneware churn lid with cobalt highlight, although it is likely not original to the churn. Also includes a wooden dasher. Rim chips to churn. Two pieces broken and reglued together at rim, measuring a total of 1 1/8" x 3/8". Lid with small chip to edge and larger chip to interior of rim. Faint 1/2" hairline from rim above one handle. H 4 5/8".
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