Lot #: 382
Price Realized: $230.00
($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.
Scarce Small-Sized Stoneware Table Churn with Cobalt Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1870, cylindrical churn with tall flaring collar and applied tab handles, decorated with brushed swags on the front and reverse. Additional cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Desirable size. A pre-firing chip on one handle is brushed over with heavy cobalt. Tight fork-shaped lines on underside, a few sections of which continue onto base area of churn. Rim chips. H 9 3/8".
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