Lot #: 320
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Greensboro, PA origin, possibly Boughner family, circa 1860, cylindrical churn with tall collar, ribbed handles, and heavily-tooled midsection, decorated with a freehand looping vine, straight and wavy freehand stripes, and a script "3" flanked by dashes. 9" curving, inverted Y-shaped crack from rim on reverse. Chip to left handle. A 5/8" iron ping to left side of churn's front. A 3/4" iron ping to rim on reverse.
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