Lot #: 407
Price Realized: $210.00
($175 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.
Two Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Coolers, Stamped "L. WILLARD & SONS. / BALLARDVALE. MA," fourth quarter 19th century, both in the form of a keg with circular bungholes and tooled-and-cobalt-highlighted banding, a two-gallon example with slip-trailed leaf motif and a five-gallon example with three X's. Two-gallon cooler with spider crack in underside extending partway up reverse in two places, including a small reglued wedge on underside, minor nicks to edge of spout, a tiny chip to interior of rim, and a splotch of paint on reverse. Five-gallon cooler with spout chips. H (of taller) 14".
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