Lot #: 390
Price Realized: $776.25
($675 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Exuberant Two-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Profuse Flowering Basket Decoration, attributed to David Parr, Sr., Baltimore, MD, circa 1830, ovoid water cooler with tall collar, squared bung hole, and open strap handles. Front decorate with a top-to-bottom cobalt tulip plant emanating from the bunghole. Reverse with similar flowering plant design extending from a scroll-handled basket at base. Heavy cobalt highlights to handle terminals and bung hole. Bold form, excellent color, and outstanding decoration including approximately thirty-five tulip blossoms. The addition of the basket on the reverse is a touch rarely found on Baltimore stoneware. Provenance: Recently found in Virginia. One handle restored. Heavy chipping to base on side of cooler. 1 1/4" base chip on right side of front and a few other smaller base chips. A rim chip and minor rim nick.
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