Lot #: 492
Price Realized: $345.00
($300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 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 Half-Gallon Wheeling, WV Stoneware Advertising Jugs, Western PA origin, circa 1875, one featuring the cobalt stenciling, "M. REILLY. / 1309 & 1311. / MAIN STREET / WHEELING W. VA"; the other featuring the cobalt stenciling, "PETER WELTY & Co. / WHOLESALE / LIQUORS / 1115 & 1121. MARKET ST. / WHEELING. W. VA.". Reilly jug with two in-the-firing contact marks, one of which is recessed, and a small chip to handle. Welty jug with a few shallow base chips, two shallow blobs of raised clay to front, and light wear to surface.
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