Lot #: 225
Price Realized: $147.50
($125 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Three-Gallon Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Churn, Stamped "B.F. USSERY / Water Valley /MISS-", MS origin, circa 1880, cylindrical churn with slightly-flared collar and raised lug handles, the surface covered in a chocolate-brown Albany slip glaze. Impressed with Benjamin Franklin Ussery maker's mark at shoulder. A 7/8" rim chip. Shallow chips to one handle. Minor chips to inner rim for lid. Some small in-the-firing contact marks to surface.
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