Lot #: 377
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 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 Five-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Cooler, Red Wing, MN origin, circa 1885, cylindrical, jug-form cooler with round bunghole, decorated above with a slip-trailed "5" with flourish. Heavy salt glaze "turkey droppings" to shoulder. Rare and visually-appealing form with placement of the bunghole on the side of the jug as opposed to the front. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 17 1/2".
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