Lot #: 393
Price Realized: $920.00
($800 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Three-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Cobalt Clover Decoration, Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1835, cylindrical cooler with semi-rounded rim, applied tab handles, and large circular bunghole, decorated with a two-stemmed clover plant on the front and reverse. Heavy cobalt highlight to surface of bunghole. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals, a curved line of cobalt underneath each handle, and a series of graduate swags below. Excellent form and color. A particularly early example of Baltimore clover decoration. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Excellent overall condition with shallow chipping to inner edge of bunghole. H 13 5/8".
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