Lot #: 231
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Rope-Handled Stoneware Water Cooler with Cobalt Floral Decoration and Elaborately Tooled Base, Ohio origin, circa 1850, baluster-form cooler with highly ovoid midsection, narrow opening at top, circular bung hole, and heavily-tooled, footed base. Decorated front and back with a brushed cobalt floral design typical of Midwestern stoneware. Large clay handles resembling twisted rope brushed over in cobalt slip, as is the bung hole. An exceptional and highly decorative form. Restoration around the very base of cooler's foot. 1/2" hole in underside. Four short lines from rim, measuring approximately 2", 1 1/2", 1 1/2", and 5/8". H 15 3/4".
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