Six-Gallon N.A. WHITE & SON, / UTICA, N.Y. Stoneware Churn w/ Paddletail Bird Decoration

Spring 2021 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 410

Price Realized: $2,040.00

($1,700 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Six-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Paddletail Bird Decoration, Stamped "N.A. WHITE & SON, / UTICA, N.Y.," circa 1885. ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed and slip-trailed design of a crested bird with paddle-shaped tail, perched on a flowering vine. Decoration includes an unusual slip-trailed vine motif above the bird. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Large area of restoration to reverse, including section of rim on reverse/side of churn. Restoration extends onto bottom edge of front. Hairline across underside. Touch-up to bird's tail. Two small rim chips. Chips and wear to inner rim for lid. H 18 5/8".