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Lot 143

A Ten-Gallon Stoneware Keg with Floral Basket Decoration

A Ten-Gallon Stoneware Keg with Floral Basket Decoration

Atwater, Ohio, 19th Century

with tooled body and brushed decoration and capacity marks.
Overall height 22 1/4 inches; height of stoneware 21 inches.

The handling of these flowers, though depicted in a basket as opposed to the more traditional cornucopia presentation, closely resembles that found on known examples identified to the Gelheart family of pottery craftsmen from Atwater, Ohio. The Gelhearts arrived in Ohio by 1856 and were recorded as “turners” [of pottery] in census records beginning in 1870.

Property from the Robert and Nancy Treichler Collection of Ohio Stoneware and Americana, Tallmadge, Ohio

Mild to moderate chipping present along top rim, foot, and spout. Pot store present along to rim, along with horizontal crack. Significant hairline present to body spanning near entirety of cobalt decoration. Please request additional images.

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Ben Fisher

Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts

benfisher@freemansauction.com 312.447.3270

Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

Leah Vogelpohl

AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts

leahvogelpohl@hindmanauctions.com 513.666.4960

Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A Ten-Gallon Stoneware Keg with Floral Basket Decoration

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