Lot #: 261
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.
Two-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "H.N. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT.," circa 1860, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt floral design featuring a star-shaped blossom and hanging grapes. Spidering cracks in underside, one of which extends up front 6 1/4". Additional 9" hairline to left of decoration. Oval 2" crack on rim. Contact marks on underside. H 13 1/2".
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