Lot #: 156
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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.
Scarce Five-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Cobalt Double-Bird Decoration, Stamped "WEST TROY, / N.Y. / POTTERY", circa 1875, keg-form cooler with tooled banding and circular bunghole, decorated with slip-trailed designs of two crested birds perched on stylized branches, flanking the maker's mark. Slip-trailed cobalt highlights to incised banding. Light cobalt highlights to maker's mark and capacity mark. Includes wooden spigot. Several thin cracks from rim, the longest measuring 5 1/4". Two chips and two minor nicks to interior of rim. A raised salt drip to base on front. An in-the-firing contact mark to reverse. H 14 3/4".
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