Lot #: 60
Price Realized: $1,840.00
($1,600 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.
Very Rare Four-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Tree Decoration, Stamped “C.W. BRAUN / BUFFALO N.Y.,” circa 1870, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a heavily slip-trailed design of a tree flanked by two bushes. A highly unusual and visually-appealing design. Includes a tightly-fitting three-gallon churn lid. 5” Y-shaped hairline on right side of churn. Two faint, minor hairlines from rim, measuring approximately 2 1/2” each. A few faint surface lines, not visible on interior. Small stone ping at end of one handle, visible on reverse. Thin crack to lid.
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