Lot #: 308
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 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.
Six-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Churn, Stenciled "EXCELSIOR POTTERY / PARKERSBURG, W. VA.", A.P. Donaghho, Parkersburg, WV, circa 1880, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with "EXCELSIOR POTTERY" maker's stenciling within a rectangular border. Stenciled "6" below within a geometric border. A 6" X-shaped hairline to left side of churn. A vertical 11" line on front. Some reddish-brown in-the-firing contact marks to body. Spattered Albany slip to reverse. H 18 1/2".
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