Lot #: 186
Price Realized: $1,003.00
($850 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Three-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Churn, Stenciled "JAS. HAMILTON / & CO. / GREENSBORO / Pa.", circa 1875, cylindrical churn with tall collar and applied lug handles, featuring James Hamilton maker's stenciling below a stenciled flowering vine motif. Freehand stripe decoration to shoulder and base. Base with freehand "3" flanked by dashes. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Some fry to cobalt. An in-the-firing 3" separation line to interior of rim, not visible on exterior.
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