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.
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Exceptional Stoneware Pitcher w/ American Flag Design
Extremely Rare "W. H. Rager," Palatine, WV (or Greensboro, PA) Redware Razorback Pig Flask
Very Rare J. MILLER / WHEELING, VA 1831 Stoneware Jar
Very Rare Miniature 1877 Donaghho Pottery, Parkersburg, WV Stoneware Pitcher by Walter Donaghho
Extremely Rare and Important Stoneware Figural Sculpture, attrib. A.P. Donaghho, Parkersburg, WV
Very Rare Probably West Virginia Stoneware Pitcher with Lead-Glazed Interior
Monumental 12 Gal. Western PA Stoneware Water Cooler w/ Elaborate Floral Decoration
