Lot #: 165
Price Realized: $1,298.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to the Remmey Pottery, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1865, cylindrical form with footed base, flared collar, and ribbed lug handles, decorated on the front and reverse with three vertically-brushed tulips. Cobalt foliate decoration to collar on each side, underscored by a wavy cobalt stripe. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and wavy stripe of cobalt connecting the handle terminals. Includes an Albany slip lid, probably not original to the churn, as well as a dasher. A 6" vertical crack to base area on one side, continuing onto underside, where it forms a Y. Rim chips. Chips to lid.
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