Lot #: 387
Price Realized: $287.50
($250 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
"Old Louisville" Stoneware Water Cooler with Lid, Signed "M.A. Hadley," Louisville, KY origin, circa 1940, keg-form cooler with semi-squared bunghole, elaborately-decorated with a cobalt river scene including houses, ships, a cart crossing a bridge, human figures, and a second horse-drawn cart in foreground. Base inscribed "Old Louisville / M.A. Hadley". Includes dot-decorated lid, embossed "3" and signed on its underside. Cooler in excellent condition. Large chips to lid. H (including lid) 12 3/4".
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