Lot #: 91
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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, Stamped Twice "J.M. HICKERSON / STRASBURG, VA," circa 1880, cylindrical cooler with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and long tubular bunghole at base. Impressed on side and reverse of cooler with Hickerson maker's mark. A rare Shenandoah Valley form, particularly unusual from any region in this small size. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a Southeastern VA collection amassed decades ago. Cracks emanating from bunghole, including a reglued section to top of bunhole. Restored rim chips. Two chips to shoulder molding.
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