Lot #: 204
Price Realized: $767.00
($650 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.
Fine Six-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Bird-on-Stump Decoration, Stamped "HAXSTUN & CO. / FORT EDWARD, NY," circa 1880, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on a well-detailed stump atop a stylized ground. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A 1 3/4" rim chip to side of churn. A narrow 1" chip to interior of rim and an in-the-firing iron ping to interior of rim. A few shallow chips to inner rim for lid. A thin 5" crack from rim on reverse.
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