Lot #: 204
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt "Fishing Lure" Decoration, Midwestern origin, circa 1875, cylindrical churn with tooled shoulder, applied lug handles, and semi-rounded rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a flower resembling a fishing lure, surrounded by spots. Slip-trailed with a script "5" above, underscored with looping lines. Some spots of fry to cobalt. A small chip to handle. A small chip to rim. Some wear to inner rim, which would hold a lid.
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