Lot #: 321
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Unusual Three-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Feather Decoration, Midwestern origin, circa 1880, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an unusual slip-trailed design of a three spotted feathers. Cobalt script "3" with flourish at shoulder. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. A minor 1 3/4" glazed over line at base, not visible on interior. A minor, 1 1/4" in-the-firing separation on interior of rim, not visible on exterior.
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