Lot #: 158
Price Realized: $1,380.00
($1,200 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.
Excellent Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Grapes Decoration, Stamped "O.L. & A.K. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT", circa 1865, ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large brushed design of a grape cluster hanging from a leafy vine. Excellent form, size, and decoration. The grapes design on this churn measures an outstanding 10 1/2" long. Heavy chipping to interior of rim and inner rim, which would hold a lid. Thin 2 1/4" crack from rim on side of churn. Large sideways T-shaped crack extending from reverse to right edge of decoration, including a small sliver missing along crack. A large, fairly-thin fork-shaped crack to body on reverse. H 18".
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