Lot #: 123
Price Realized: $1,840.00
($1,600 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.
Fine Six-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Large Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "NEW YORK / STONEWARE CO. / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.", circa 1875, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a bird with fan-shaped tail, perched on a leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Exceptional color to churn and size to decoration, measuring an outstanding 12" long. Includes Albany-slip-glazed lid, impressed with a different six-gallon capacity mark. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, found in New Jersey. Excellent condition with several small chips to inner rim for lid. Lid with some small nicks and wear to edge. H (excluding lid) 18 3/8".
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