Lot #: 304
Price Realized: $660.00
($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Large-Sized Stoneware Keg-Form "GIN" Cooler with Brown Slip Decoration, Northeastern U.S. origin, early 19th century, keg-form cooler with raised banding, circular bunghole, and small, circular opening in top, the shoulder inscribed "GIN" in yellowish-brown slip. Yellowish-brown slip highlights to banding and surrounding bunghole. Incised Masonic symbol on top. A long horizontal crack at midsection. Two pieces of adhered clay to midsection. A 7/8" rim chip and small rim chip. A small in-the-firing chip to shoulder area. A shallow chip to front of bunghole and a small chip to interior of bunghole. A tiny base chip and short, very minor line at base. H 18 3/4".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Important Small-Sized Stoneware Keg Dated 1799, probably Manhattan / New York City
Very Fine Small Albany, NY Stoneware Keg w/ Incised Bird and Floral Design
Exceptional "EZER WHITE / 1841" Stoneware Keg w/ Incised Eagle Decoration, Ezra White, Mercer, PA
Exceptional Small-Sized Stoneware Keg w/ Incised Leaves Inscribed "N. D. / 1796"
Excellent Early Albany, NY Stoneware Incised Fish Barrel Cooler
Monumental GOODWIN & WEBSTER / HARTFORD Stoneware Keg w/ Incised Floral Decoration
Exceptional CHARLESTOWN Stoneware Keg w/ Elaborate Incised Bird and Brushed Butterfly Decoration
