Lot #: 401
Price Realized: $805.00
($700 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Profuse Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to David Parr, Sr., Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1825, ovoid cooler with tooled foot, tall narrow collar, and octagonal bung hole. Lavishly-decorated on the front and back with three rows of horizontal tulips. Additional tulip decoration surrounding rim. Excellent form and decoration, featuring a total of twenty-nine flowers. Unusually small size for a Baltimore cooler. Both handles restored. Significant cracks, some areas of which have been colored. Some small nicks to bung hole. Base chips. Chips and some restoration to rim.
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