Lot #: 77
Price Realized: $1,080.00
($900 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Rare Three-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Churn, attributed to Isaac E. Gay, Kershaw County, SC, circa 1880, ovoid jar with flared collar, inner rim for lid, and ornamental handles with distinctive impressed embellishments, the surface covered in a drippy, light-green alkaline glaze. The distinctive form and handle construction of this vessel leads to a firm attribution to Isaac Gay. Rim chips. A 3/4" chip and wear to one handle. Wear to edge of opposite handle. A tight surface line across underside, not visible on interior and possibly in-the-firing. Some small, in-the-firing surface fissures to shoulder, which are glazed over and not visible on interior. H 15 1/2".
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