Antique Stoneware 5G Churn with Cobalt Deer & Trees, Ballard Bros, Burlington VT

  
Description : A Stoneware Butter Churn with Standing Deer and Pine Tree decoration, 5-Gallon capacity, New England origin, ca. Wheel-thrown, bulbous form with tooled rim and integrated inner ledge for a dasher lid (not present).

Impressed below the rim: O. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT with a capacity designation below.

See Internet or Bill Ketchums American Stoneware, p. Front features a very large and primitive frisky? Deer and Pine Tree decoration on stylized ground in bold, Slip-Trailed Cobalt. Salt-Glazed exterior; Albany Slip interior. Condition : There is an inverted y-shape crack that extends from the rim through the decoration (left side) and two glazed-over iron pings on the body, as shown. Also, a glaze drip below the left handle. Note: the crack has been stabilized with thin wire just below the rim.

A rare and highly sought-after decoration that displays quite well as-is; or a worthy candidate for professional restoration, if desired. A nice opportunity for the advanced collector. See photos for complete details and close-ups.

Please consider them as part of the description. Measures approximately 18H x 10-1/4W overall with a base diameter of 9-1/4.

The inner and outer rim diameters are 7-1/2 and 8-5/8, respectively. This VT Deer Churn weighs 17.2 lbs! Good Luck, thanks for looking, and be sure to bookmark my Auctions, listed and ending daily. The item "Antique Stoneware 5G Churn with Cobalt Deer & Trees, Ballard Bros, Burlington VT" is in sale since Wednesday, May 1, 2019. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Pottery & China\China & Dinnerware\Stoneware". The seller is "mgs1971" and is located in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Main Color: Blue Slip-Trailed Cobalt Design, Tan Salt Glaze
• Brand: OL & AK Ballard, Burlington, Vermont
• Model: Cobalt Decorated Butter Churn w/ Deer & Pine Trees
• Object Type: Stoneware Butter Churn w/ Cobalt Deer Decoration
• Style: Primitive Country Americana
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• MPN: 5-Gallon Capacity
• Color: Tan Salt Glaze w/ Bold Blue Cobalt Decoration