Lot #: 155
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 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.
Two Pieces of Northeastern U.S. Stoneware, fourth quarter 19th century, a six-quart cooler with slip-trailed leaf decoration, stamped "GATE CITY WATER COOLER. / Patented May 25th, 1886.", paired with a four-gallon crock with spotted floral design, stamped "A.K. BALLARD. / BURLINGTON. VT.". Cooler with numerous chips to inner rim where a lid would rest, in otherwise excellent condition. Ballard crock with heavy exfoliation, handle chips, and rim chips, including a 2" loss to rim.
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