Lot #: 150
Price Realized: $1,725.00
($1,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Very Rare Miniature Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Foliate Decoration, Fort Edward, NY origin, circa 1875, ovoid-bodied churn with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and flared collar with pronounced rim, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a leaf accented with spots. Decoration, form, and color and consistent with pieces produced in Fort Edward, NY, circa 1875. Exceptional size. One of a few miniature stoneware churns we have ever offered. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. Some light fry to cobalt. Some kiln residue on underside, connecting to a shallow, 3/4" in-the-firing base chip. A minuscule in-the-firing ping to reverse side of one handle. H 5 3/4".
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