Lot #: 245
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
One-Gallon Wheeling, WV Stoneware Advertising Jug, Greensboro, PA origin, circa 1875, cylindrical jug with rounded shoulder and tooled spout, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising "SHAEFER & DREIHORST / WINES AND / LIQUORS / 1428 MAIN ST. / WHEELING, W.V." 8 1/2" sealed spidering crack on one side. Small, faint X-shaped line on one side. Spout chip.
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