Rare WILLIAMS AND REPPERT / GREENSBORO, PA Six-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler

Summer 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 144

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Rare Six-Gallon Stoneware Water Cooler with Stenciled and Freehand Cobalt Decoration, Stenciled "WILLIAMS AND REPPERT . / GREENSBORO. PA.," circa 1885, semi-ovoid form with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, the base fashioned with a bevel-edged rectangular bunghole; decorated at the shoulder and base with freehand straight and wavy stripes, at the midsection with Williams & Reppert maker's stenciling surrounding stenciled flourishes, and further decorated below with a freehand "6" flanked by flourishes. Diagonal cobalt dashes to corners of bunghole along with cobalt highlights bordering the bunghole and the handle terminals. Very nice condition. Proper right handle with a small chip and minor wear. Traces of old white and red paint to surface. Bunghole with some wear and a small chip to edge of opening. Some other light surface wear. H 16 3/4".



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