Lot #: 118
Price Realized: $660.00
($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Six-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Profuse Cobalt Decoration, Stamped "HIGGINS & CO / CLEVELAND O," circa 1840, ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large flowering tulip plant surrounded by wavy cobalt stripes. Haphazard drips of cobalt add visual appeal to the design. Cobalt highlights to top half of each handle. Rare Ohio mark, excellent size and form, and wonderful decoration. Excellent condition with minor chips to interior of rim. An in-the-firing contact mark and stone ping on reverse. Three small base chips, two of which are glazed over. H 18 7/8".
Important Note: This piece is too large to be sent via our standard in-house shipping. It should either be picked up at our gallery or shipped using a third-party shipper of your choice.
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