Lot #: 232
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Midwestern origin, circa 1870, cylindrical churn with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a stylized cobalt floral design, with cobalt dots accenting the blossom and underscoring the number 4 above it. Includes alkaline-glazed lid (not original to the churn) and a wooden dasher. Churn in excellent condition with small base chip on reverse and light wear to surface. Lid with wear to edge. H (excluding dasher) 16 3/4".
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