Lot #: 252
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Inscribed "Churn," attributed to Seymour & Bosworth, Hartford, CT, circa 1875, semi-ovoid churn with tall collar, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a flying bird atop a leafy stem. Inscribed below in large slip-trailed letters, "Churn," underscored by a looping line. Significant professional restoration to reverse and front of churn above bird, not touching decoration. Additional painted restoration visible on top of one handle. Two small chips to one handle. Two tiny nicks to interior of rim.
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