Lot #: 294
Price Realized: $1,200.00
($1,000 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "F.B. NORTON & CO. / WORCESTER, MASS.," circa 1870, ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed floral spray accented with dotted trails. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. A small filled and colored surface flake beside maker's mark. An in-the-firing ping at base on proper right side of churn, filled with plaster. A drip of staining to reverse. H 17 3/4".
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