Lot #: 174
Price Realized: $420.00
($350 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Two-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Cobalt Clover Decoration, Impressed "A," Baltimore, MD origin, circa 1875, tapered form with squared rim, tooled shoulder, and circular bunghole, decorated with a double-stemmed clover plant emanating from the cobalt-highlighted bunghole. Reverse with additional clover motif. Rare impressed "A" mark on reverse, the meaning of which is currently unknown. Unusual size and form. A tight crack across underside. A Y-shaped crack to underside, part of which extends 4" up side of cooler. H 8 3/4".
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