Lot #: 306
Price Realized: $258.75
($225 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Five-Quart Stoneware Water Cooler with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "GATE CITY WATER COOLER / Patented May 25th, 1886.," New York State origin, late 19th century, cylindrical cooler with heavily-tooled base, rounded shoulder, tall flaring collar, and bunghole with metal spigot at base. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example from a Southeastern Virginia collection amassed decades ago. A 2 1/4" hairline from rim on revese. A short, faint surface line to collar on front. Some staining. A large chip on interior of rim and other chips to inner rim, where a lid would rest.
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