Lot #: 104
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 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.
Four-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Midwestern origin, probably Ohio, circa 1845-1865, ovoid-bodied churn with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and tall collar with flattened rim, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a large tulip accents featuring wide brushed leaves and slip-trailed line accents. Slip-trailed "4" above. Significant restoration to rim. Some additional minor, unrestored rim chips and wear to interior of rim. Significant restoration around base. A 3 1/2" hairline from rim on reverse. Chipping along edge on one handle. Some minor chipping to opposite handle. Two accidental orange paint touches on side of churn, not related to any sort of restoration.
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