Lot #: 123
Price Realized: $1,840.00
($1,600 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.
Fine Six-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Large Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "NEW YORK / STONEWARE CO. / FORT EDWARD, N.Y.", circa 1875, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a large slip-trailed design of a bird with fan-shaped tail, perched on a leaf. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Exceptional color to churn and size to decoration, measuring an outstanding 12" long. Includes Albany-slip-glazed lid, impressed with a different six-gallon capacity mark. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, found in New Jersey. Excellent condition with several small chips to inner rim for lid. Lid with some small nicks and wear to edge. H (excluding lid) 18 3/8".
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