Lot #: 453
Price Realized: $420.00
($350 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.
Two NY State Stoneware Churns with Cobalt Decoration, third quarter 19th century, a five-gallon example with elaborate slip-trailed floral decoration and old wooden lid, stamped "W-A-LEWIS / GALES-VILLE N-Y," circa 1858; paired with a four-gallon example with elaborate brushed and slip-trailed plant motif, stamped "WHITE'S UTICA NY." Lewis churn with large areas of restoration, not affecting cobalt, and small chips to interior of rim. White's churn missing handle, with significant cracks, a poorly-filled hole in underside, some wear to cobalt, rim chips, and staining. H (of Lewis churn) 17 3/4".
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