Lot #: 225
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, Stamped "J. NORTON & CO: / BENNINGTON VT:," circa 1860, ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with an unusual slip-trailed design of five spade-shaped leaves with detailed interiors, emanating from a stem. Cobalt accents to maker's mark and capacity mark. Includes Albany-slip-glazed lid. Provenance: William Bouck Collection. Very nice condition. A small in-the-firing iron ping to surface on front, filled with glue, which does not extend through to interior. A small chip to inner rim for lid. Lid with a small chip and two minor nicks. H 16 3/4".
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