Lot #: 278
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Outstanding Six-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Bold Cobalt Floral Decoration, Western PA origin, circa 1855, large-sized cylindrical churn with rounded shoulder, flared rim, and applied lug handles, the midsection accented with tooled banding. Front of churn decorated with a large fuchsia vine design below freehand stripes. Further decorated below the floral design with a freehand "6" flanked by wavy graduated lines. Excellent size and form, featuring some of the best coloration one can find on an example of Western Pennsylvania stoneware. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a forty-year Southern U.S. collection. Thin cracks on underside, one of which extends onto reverse base area of churn. Shallow 3/4" chip on interior of rim. H 20 3/4".
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