Lot #: 35
Price Realized: $270.00
($225 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.
Six-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "JULIUS NORTON, / BENNINGTON, VT," circa 1841-1844, ovoid form with tooled shoulder, tall collar, and applied lug handles, decorated with finely-brushed design of three flowers emanating from a central stem. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. In-the-firing iron pings to surface. Crazing to handle terminals. A salt drip to left side. An approximately 4 3/4" spider line to to surface on reverse, not visible on interior. Small spots of white paint to reverse. A 2 1/4" surface line from rim on front, not visible on interior. Iron pings to surface, including a 3/8" glazed-over iron ping to side of rim. Small chips to interior of rim. Nicks to inner rim for lid. Hairlines to underside at edge. A chip to underside at edge. H 19 1/4".
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