Lot #: 332
Price Realized: $333.50
($290 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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 Water Cooler, attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia, PA, circa 1870, cylindrical vessel with rounded bung hole, tooled shoulder, and ribbed lug handles, decorated with a horizontal brushed cobalt tulip design. Additional wavy stripe and hanging flower decoration at shoulder and a leaf above the cobalt-highlighted bung hole. Reverse decorated with horizontal tulips and a swag and hanging flower motif at the shoulder. Restoration to several cracks, including some of decoration. Restoration visible on bung hole. H 17".
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