Lot #: 406
Price Realized: $690.00
($600 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.
Rare Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Inscribed "R", attributed to Henry Harrison or Richard Clinton Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1865, cylindrical crock with footed base, heavily-tooled shoulder, ribbed lug handles, and tall flaring collar, decorated on the front and reverse with a large double-stemmed tulip plant in the classic Remmey style. Brushed wavy line decoration at shoulder on both sides. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and a wavy line under each handle. Impressed "5" under one handle beside a highly-unusual incised or impressed "R", presumably for "Remmey". Churns are one of the more unusual forms from the Remmeys of Philadelphia, and few examples of this large size are known. Two shallow chips to one handle. 1" chip to opposite handle. Rim chips. Hairlines on underside, continuing onto base. A few small base chips.
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