Lot #: 304
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 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.
Scarce Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Churn, Stamped "FARRAR & STEARNS / FAIRFAX, VT," mid 19th century, ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, slightly-flared collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with a brushed, stylized foliate motif. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Cobalt accents to maker's mark and capacity mark. Only the second example of stoneware bearing this mark that we have ever offered. A thin 2 3/4" crack from rim above one handle. A small chip to opposite handle. A 1 1/2" rim chip. A small rim chip and minor rim nick. Small in-the-firing pings to surface. Some staining. H 15 3/8".
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