Lot #: 198
Price Realized: $546.25
($475 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Bird Decoration, NY State origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed cobalt design of a crested bird perched on a stylized branch. Chip on underside at edge. Small chips on interior where a churn lid would rest.
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