Lot #: 417
Price Realized: $488.75
($425 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to Henry H. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1855, cylindrical cooler with squared rim, heavily-ribbed handles, and circular bunghole, featuring a flowering plant with graduated blossoms, emanating from the bunghole. Wavy cobalt stripe above. Similar decoration on reverse. Unusual cross-shaped cobalt decoration to bunghole and highlight surrounding bunghole. Wavy cobalt line under handles and highlights to terminals. A 4 3/4" crack from rim on front. A 1" line and minor nick to left handle. Tight lines on underside, including a 2 1/4" line extending up right side of cooler at base. Two rim chips on reverse and a minor rim chip on front. H 13 3/4".
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