Lot #: 306
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Five-Quart Stoneware Water Cooler with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "GATE CITY WATER COOLER / Patented May 25th, 1886.," New York State origin, late 19th century, cylindrical cooler with heavily-tooled base, rounded shoulder, tall flaring collar, and bunghole with metal spigot at base. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a Southeastern Virginia collection amassed decades ago. A 2 1/4" hairline from rim on revese. A short, faint surface line to collar on front. Some staining. A large chip on interior of rim and other chips to inner rim, where a lid would rest.
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