Lot #: 443
Price Realized: $560.50
($475 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Running Bird Decoration, Stamped "WHITES UTICA", New York State origin, circa 1865, ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a bird with fan-shaped tail, "running" atop a stylized branch. Light cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Excellent form and size to decoration. Two minor chips to one handle. A chip to opposite handle. A 6 1/2" X-shaped line at base on reverse. A Y-shaped line on underside. An in-the-firing contact mark to tail, including a small piece of adhered clay. A small, glazed-over surface chip to tail.
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