Lot #: 151
Price Realized: $1,150.00
($1,000 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 One-Gallon Cumberland, MD Stoneware Whiskey Jug, probably Palatine, WV, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jug with short rounded spout and applied handle, decorated with wavy cobalt stripes and the stenciled advertising "F. HIMMLER & CO., / DEALERS / IN PURE / RYE WHISKEY. / CUMBERLAND, / MD." Elaborate and crisp stenciling on this rare merchant name. A particularly fine example of Western MD advertising stoneware. Near mint condition with a minor nick to base of spout. H 11 5/8".
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