Lot #: 201
Price Realized: $1,725.00
($1,500 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Bird Decoration, New York State origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid churn with squared rim and lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird perched on a stylized branch. Includes wooden dasher and lid. Exceptional size. Relatively few one-gallon stoneware churns are known. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with a small glazed-over ping near tip of bird's wing. H 11".
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