Lot #: 168
Price Realized: $840.00
($700 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Churn, Upstate SC origin, fourth quarter 19th century, ovoid form with flaring collar, semi-rounded rim, and arched tab handles, the surface covered in striated dark-olive alkaline glaze. Provenance: Purchased by Wahler at Flomaton Auction, Flomaton, AL. Large restoration to interior base/underside, forming a short, sealed crack at base. Some adhered in-the-firing residue at base. Two base chips and several minor base nicks. Traces of old blue paint to base. Surface wear to body of jar. H 14".
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