Lot #: 551
Price Realized: $201.25
($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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, Western PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jug with tooled spout and applied handle, featuring the stenciled cobalt inscription "PETER WELTY & CO. / WHOLESALE LIQUORS. / 1118 MAIN & 1121 MARKE[T] / WHEELING W. VA". Stenciled "2" at shoulder. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with an in-the-firing chip to bottom edge and some darkness and faintness to stenciling.
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