Very Rare Ohio Stoneware Cooler w/ Incised Gentleman's Profile and Fish Motifs, c1830

Fall 2022 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 245

Price Realized: $2,160.00

($1,800 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

PLEASE NOTE:  This result is 2 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.

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Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Cooler with Incised Gentleman's Profile and Fish Motifs, Ohio origin, circa 1830, ovoid keg with raised banding and central squared bunghole with canted corners. Decorated with an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a man with top hat, collar, and wavy hair, emanating from the bunghole, beside an incised and cobalt-highlighted design of a fish with striped body detail and pointed fins. Body of cooler decorated with brushed circumferential cobalt banding. Incised with an inverted "2" below bunghole. Featuring a desirable form with wonderful figural designs, the aesthetic value of this cooler is enhanced by its unusually small size. Excellent condition with some wear to edge of bunghole and expected, very minor wear to bottom edge of cooler. H 11 1/2".




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