ANTIQUE 1880S SOUTHERN STONEWARE BUTTER CHURN 4 GALLON ALKALINE DRIP GLAZE CROCK For Sale

RARE RECENT FIND FROM A WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN ESTATE.
UP FOR SALE IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL, AUTHENTIC CIRCA 1900 4-GALLON SOUTHERN STONEWARE BUTTER CHURN. FEATURING A HIGH-LUSTER, GLOSSY DRIED MOLASSES/ALKALINE STYLE DARK BROWN FINISH WITH FANTASTIC PRIMITIVE KILN CHARACTER, HEAVY RUNNY DRIPS, SPECKLES, AND NATURAL IN-MOLD IMPERFECTIONS. COMPARES EXACTLY TO PREMIER CATALOG SPECIMENS OF TRADITIONAL TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY GEORGIA/MEADERS-ERA FOLK POTTERY.TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• OBJECT TYPE: ANTIQUE SOUTHERN BUTTER CHURN / STONEWARE CROCK
• CAPACITY: 4 GALLON (MARKED WITH A PROMINENT STAMPED CAPACITY NUMBER \"4\")
• ESTIMATED PERIOD UPDATE:
  * ESTIMATED PERIOD: CIRCA 1880–1900 (LATE 19TH CENTURY RECONSTRUCTION ERA). PASSED DOWN VIA PREVIOUS OWNER ESTATE PROVENANCE AS AN 1880S PIECE.
• FEATURES: DUAL THICK CLAY EAR/LUG HANDLES, INTEGRATED RECESSED INNER RIM COLLAR FOR A LID, AND MULTIPLE HAND-THROWN POTTER\'S CIRCULAR GAUGE LINES RUNNING COMPLETELY AROUND THE BODY.
• GLAZE: HIGH-GLOSS, RICH DRIPPY BROWN SLIP GLAZE WITH EXTENSIVE RUSTIC TEXTURAL DEPTH.

CONDITION REPORT

• EXCELLENT ANTIQUE CONDITION: EXTRAORDINARILY WELL-PRESERVED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. NO SPIDERWEB HAIRLINE CRACKS, NO LARGE STRUCTURAL FRACTURES, AND NO MODERN RESTORATIONS. RETAINS A FULLY INTACT BASE RIM AND TOP LIP. THERE IS ONLY ONE MINOR, SHALLOW 1/2-INCH BY 1/8-INCH CHIP ON ONE OF THE EAR HANDLES FROM HISTORIC HOUSEHOLD USE. APART FROM THIS TINY KNOWN FLAW, THE PIECE IS PERFECT, FEATURING ONLY THE ORIGINAL POPPED GLYPH SPECKLES AND MINERAL IMPERFECTIONS EXPECTED OF WOOD-FIRED UTILITY STONEWARE FROM THIS HISTORIC ERA.

SHIPPING & CUSHIONING POLICY

• PACKAGING: STONEWARE IS EXTREMELY FRAGILE. DUE TO THE SUBSTANTIAL 4-GALLON WEIGHT AND BULK SIZE, THIS CHURN WILL BE PROFESSIONALLY DOUBLE-BOXED, SURROUNDED BY DENSE CRUMPLED CUSHION ZONE BUFFERING, AND HEAVILY BUBBLE-WRAPPED FOR SAFE TRANSIT.
• response PROOF: PLEASE REVIEW MY EXTENSIVE response HISTORY—I AM WIDELY KNOWN FOR MY EXCEPTIONAL, BULLETPROOF PACKING DISCIPLINE AND FAST SHIPPING.
• NO SHIPPING LOCAL PICKUP ONLY OR BUYER ARRANGES OWN PACKING, SHIPING FROM ZIP CODE 28904