Lot #: 303
Price Realized: $2,530.00
($2,200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Starface Decoration, Stamped "T. HARRINGTON / LYONS," New York State origin, circa 1860, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a human face surrounded by eight pointed rays. Two slip-trailed 6's at shoulder. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark. Significant restoration to majority of churn's surface. The vast majority of cobalt decoration is untouched. Additional restoration to the handles, the extent of which is unknown, as the entire handles are painted.
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