Lot #: 159
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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 Foliate Decoration, Stamped "E. NORTON & CO / BENNINGTON VT," circa 1885, ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with slip-trailed design of a heavily-detailed leaf accented with spots trails. Includes Albany-slip-glazed lid. Desirable form with excellent color. Good condition. Some fry to heavier slip-trailed areas of decoration. Three chips and a tiny nick to lid. 1 1/2" in-the-firing chip / contact mark at base on reverse. 2 1/4" salt drip near base on side of churn. 1 1/4" chipped area to base, probably in-the-firing. A 3/4" in-the-firing chip to base on side of churn. A minor chip on interior of rim. Several nicks on inner rim where the lid rests.
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