Lot #: 68
Price Realized: $1,035.00
($900 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 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.
Rare Four-Gallon Philadelphia Stoneware Advertising Jug with Large Cobalt Tree Decoration, New York State origin, circa 1835, ovoid jug with ribbed handle, decorated with a large, artistically-rendered tree design. Shoulder impressed with the merchant's advertising "GEO D WETHERILL / NO 56 NORTH FRONT ST / PHILADELPHIA". George D. Wetherill was a long-time Philadelphia druggist. A fine example of early Pennsylvania advertising stoneware. Long thin spidering crack at base. In-the-firing contact mark on left side. 1 1/8" spout chip, which likely occurred in the firing. H 17 6/8".
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