Lot #: 93
Price Realized: $373.75
($325 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.
Unusual Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Hungtingdon County, PA origin, circa 1860, tall semi-ovoid jar with flattened rim and ribbed lug handles, the surface dipped in a cream-colored slip and decorated with a garland of four brushed tulips. Simple incised line around shoulder below rim. Impressed "5" under one handle. Visually-appealing folky form with good decoration. Hairlines on underside, one of which continues onto base of reverse. Long thin crack on right side of jar's front. 1 3/4" rim chip on side of jar. Some small spots of in-the-firing bubbling to slip on front. In-the-firing burn mark on left side of jar. H 16 3/4".
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