$523
Pearlware Barrel-form Cooler, England, early 19th century, with bottom fitting for a spigot, the front marked "PEPPERMINT," ht. 10 in. Provenance: Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge. Literature: This lot, and others from the same collection, are illustrated and contextualized in Imagining Ichabod: My Journey Into 18th-Century America Through History, Food, and a Georgian House, by Paula Bennett (Bauer and Dean: New York, 2016). Imagining Ichabod is described as a "warm, personal account of life in an eighteenth-century house and the search for its first inhabitants... [which offers] a fascinating glimpse into [the United States'] colonial period and its years as a fledgling republic." Estimate $300-500 chips and cracks to rim, loss to one opening in top, very subtle craquelure to glaze. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-03-02