Lot #: 210
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 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.
Unusual Two-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Philadelphia, PA origin, circa 1860, cylindrical churn with tooled shoulder, flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with tulips and graduated leaves emanating from a curved stem. Additional vertical slash decoration under each handle and cobalt highlights to handle terminals. A difficult-to-find Philadelphia stoneware form. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Professional restoration to underside, extending vertically up side of churn to area below handle. A small chip to interior of rim. A small stone ping to exterior of rim.
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