Lot #: 246
Price Realized: $253.00
($220 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 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.
Two-Gallon Wheeling, WV Stoneware Advertising Jug, WV or Western PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid form with rounded shoulder and tooled spout, stenciled in cobalt with the advertising "SHAEFER & DRIEHORST / WINES / LIQUORS / 1428 MAIN ST / WHEELING W.VA." Dryness to cobalt. 7/8" salt drip on left side. Two tiny spout nicks. H 14 1/4".
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