Lot #: 545
Price Realized: $1,121.00
($950 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
LONDON WHISKEY CLUB Stoneware Cooler with Relief Polo Scene, Inscribed "JOHN P SHEEHAN & CO / UTICA N.Y / SOLE ACTS", attributed to the White's Pottery, Utica, NY, late 19th century, molded, vasiform cooler with squared bunghole at base, the front decorated with a relief design of polo players in action, below two rampant lions with coat-of-arms and banner, inscribed "LONDON WHISKEY CLUB". Reverse with relief decoration of a globe with banner, inscribed "JOHN P SHEEHAN & Co" UTICA N.Y / SOLE AGENTS". Surface covered in a Bristol slip glaze with cobalt highlights throughout. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, from a recently-surfaced GA collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 14 1/2".
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