Lot #: 95
Price Realized: $632.50
($550 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.
Scarce Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Large Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "E & L P NORTON / BENNINGTON VT," circa 1870, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder and lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a long-tailed bird perched on a group of leaves. Desirable form and decoration. One chip on exterior of rim and one chip on interior of rim. Handle chip. Base chip. Two unobtrusive chips to underside. Some scratches to cobalt. H 18".
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