Lot #: 404
Price Realized: $862.50
($750 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Paddletail Bird Decoration, Stamped "N.A. WHITE & SON, / UTICA, N.Y.", circa 1885, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a crested bird with paddle-shaped tail perched on a flowering vine. Excellent color with bold, dark cobalt against a light clay ground. A classic White family design on a desirable form. A 2" hairline from rim on reverse. Wear to inner rim where a lid would rest. Some touch-up to cobalt on bird, most visible on a section of the raised slip-trailed lines forming the bird's back and wing.
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