Stoneware Whiskey Jug Advertising OLD BACHELOR'S CLUB / ANACOSTIA, DC

October 29, 2011 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 184

Price Realized: $345.00

($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 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.

October 29, 2011 Auction Catalog

◀︎ Back to Catalog

▶ Login

Very Rare Anacostia, D.C. Stoneware Whiskey Jug, Mid-Atlantic origin, possibly William Ernest, Washington, D.C., last quarter 19th century, cylindrical jug with rounded spout and Albany slip glaze, featuring the highly unusual impressed advertising "OLD BACHELORS CLUB / PURE RYE WHISKEY / PUT UP BY / THOS. GRAY & SON / ANACOSTIA D.C.". Handle broken and reglued. Otherwise excellent condition. H 7 3/4".

Stoneware Whiskey Jug Advertising OLD BACHELOR S CLUB / ANACOSTIA, DC

Click images to enlarge.

PREV: 183. Squat Stoneware Pitcher attrib. Rockingham County, VA

NEXT: 185. Large Redware Flowerpot, SOLOMON BELL / STRASBURG / VA