Lot #: 26
Price Realized: $570.00
($475 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.
Rare Four-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware "Ice Water" Cooler, Stamped "F.B. NORTON SONS. / WORCESTER MASS," circa 1875, wide, cylindrical form with heavily-tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and large, circular bunghole. Inscribed "Ice Water" across the front in slip-trailed cobalt. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and incised banding. Interior of rim with three chips and a minor nick. Chip to exterior of rim. A recessed in-the-firing contact mark to left side of cooler, including some small bits of clay residue. H 10 3/4".
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