Lot #: 243
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "JA & CW UNDERWOOD / FORT EDWARD, NY," circa 1865, ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed bird with heavily-shaded head and back, perched on a leafy stem. 7 3/4" Y-shaped hairline to right of bird. Rust staining on reverse. Shallow chipping to flange on interior of rim. Faint 2 1/2" hairline from rim on front, partially visible on interior. Base chips, which appear to be in-the-firing, the largest measuring 1 1/4" long.
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