Lot #: 570
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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 Pieces of Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware, Burlington, VT origin, third quarter 19th century, a one-gallon jug with slip-trailed vine decoration, stamped "NICHOLS & BOYNTON / BURLINGTON VT," paired with a three-gallon churn with leaf decoration, stamped "A.K. BALLARD. / BURLINGTON, VT." Churn includes Albany-slip-glazed lid. Jug with tiny spout nicks and an unglazed in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder. Churn with a small ping at base of decoration, chips to inner rim for lid, and a small chip to exterior of rim. Lid in excellent condition. H (of jug) 12".
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