Lot #: 359
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Outstanding Six-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Large Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "O.L. & AK BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT," circa 1860, ovoid cooler with circular bunghole, applied lug handles, and tall collar with semi-rounded rim, decorated with a very large slip-trailed design of a bird resting on a tree branch. Bird is embellished with a ringed neck, crested head, and fan-shaped tail accented with spots. Excellent form and wonderful decoration, executed in deep, thickly-applied cobalt. Some professional restoration to bunghole. 3/4" chip to body on reverse. Minor nick to end of one handle. 6" hairline from rim on reverse. 3" surface line from rim, visible on exterior only. A few surface lines to body, not visible on the interior.
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