Lot #: 154
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Ochre Floral Decoration, Stamped "JULIUS NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT," circa 1845, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, tall collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a finely-brushed reddish-brown design of a flowering plant with central blossom flanked by two buds. Unusual form. Exfoliation to body. 9" crack from rim on reverse. X-shaped crack on underside, continuing partway up base of churn in three places. Other faint surface lines. Glazed-over 7/8" chip to handle. A few rim chips.
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