Lot #: 204
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt "Fishing Lure" Decoration, Midwestern origin, circa 1875, cylindrical churn with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a flower resembling a fishing lure, surrounded by spots. Slip-trailed with a script "5" above, underscored with looping lines. Some spots of fry to cobalt. A small chip to handle. A small chip to rim. Some wear to inner rim, which would hold a lid.
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