Lot #: 41
Price Realized: $402.50
($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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 Early New Jersey Stoneware "GIN" Keg Cooler, attributed to the Morgan / van Wickle Pottery, Old Bridge, NJ, circa 1820, approximately four-gallon keg-form cooler with raised and cobalt-highlighted bands, its squared and cobalt-highlighted bung hole with incised edge and impressed rosettes at the corners. Incised "GiN" at the shoulder, with dashed interior to letters, also highlighted in cobalt. This unusual cooler was excavated a short distance from the Morgan / van Wickle pottery site of Old Bridge, NJ, and was likely made there circa 1820. Broken into pieces and restored, with some filled and colored areas. The interesting bung hole remains well-preserved with a crack running through it and a small colored spot. H 14".
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