Lot #: 106
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Elaborate Bird-and-Floral Decoration, Stamped "W.H. FARRAR & CO. / GEDDES, NY," circa 1860, ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird perched on a looping vine with two flowers extending to the left. Excellent, heavily-striped detail to flower blossoms. Bird with striped body and brushed detail to wing. Slip-trailed "2" with flourish to bird's right. An unusually-small-sized churn. Scarce form for this desirable Farrar design. Significant restoration to rim and surface, including some touch-up to cobalt below bird. A chip to each handle.
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