Rare Pitt Bros. / Distillers & Liquor Dealers / Springfield, TN Stoneware Advertising Liquor Jug

October 17, 2015 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 128

Price Realized: $402.50

($350 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Rare Tennessee Stoneware Distillery Jug, Southern or Midwestern U.S. origin, late 19th century, squat-shaped, cylindrical jug with recessed bottom half, the surface covered in a streaky Albany slip glaze and incised with the inscription "Pitt Bros / Distillers & Liquor Dealers / Springfiled / T". Two chips to underside, the larger measuring 2 1/4", both possibly having occurred in the firing. A shallow 3/4" spout chip.

Rare Pitt Bros. / Distillers & Liquor Dealers / Springfield, TN Stoneware Advertising Liquor Jug

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