Lot #: 141
Price Realized: $1,560.00
($1,300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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.
Outstanding Ten-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Cobalt Tree Decoration, OH origin, mid 19th century, keg-form cooler with octagonal bunghole, cobalt-decorated with a brushed folk art tree featuring circular and star-shaped growths at the end of the branches, all applied over a slip-coated surface. Decorated above with a series of three stylized flower blossoms. Cobalt dash to top edge and highlight to bunghole. Outstanding size and imaginative decoration. Excellent condition with some wear to bunghole, some in-the-firing spalling to cobalt, and salt drips to surface. H 21 1/2".
Please note: Due to its large size, we recommend shipping this via a third-party shipper or picking this up at our gallery as opposed to using our standard in-house shipping via UPS Ground.
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