Lot #: 298
Price Realized: $1,080.00
($900 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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 Stoneware Keg-Form Water Cooler with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Beaver, PA origin, circa 1860, ovoid form with raised banding to midsection, rim, and base, the base with bunghole, the top with pouring/vent hole. Decorated on the front with a large, double-stemmed floral motif and cobalt-highlighted to bunghole, applied over slip-coated clay. Reverse decorated with a single flower. Includes wooden spigot. Tight spider crack to underside, extending onto base area in the form of numerous tight cracks. A few minor edge chips. H 15 3/4".
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