Lot #: 91
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 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.
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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