Lot #: 178
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Scarce Six-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Churn, Inscribed "Ohio," third quarter 19th century, slender, cylindrical vessel with tooled shoulder, flaring collar, and applied lug handles. Decorated with drape-like brushwork and a large flowering vine above the number 6 flanked by vines and underscored with the inscription "Ohio" in cobalt. Unusual and visually-appealing decoration. 9 1/2" crack from rim on front. Tight Y-shaped line at base and another line at base, which continue partway onto underside. 1 1/4" salt glob on reverse. J-shaped crack on reverse from rim.
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