Lot #: 396
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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 Stoneware Jugs with Grafton, WV Advertising, American, circa 1900, both with Bristol-slip-glazed surfaces, the larger example featuring cobalt advertising for "TOM McAVAY'S / FINE SALOON / DEALER IN / WINES & LIQUORS, / GRAFTON, W. VA."; the smaller example featuring black-glazed advertising for "R. STOLZENFELS, / Cor. St. John & R.R. Sts., / Grafton, - W. Va.". Smaller jug with reglued breaks to handle, shoulder, and spout. Larger jug with a few base and shoulder molding chips, the handle with a shallow chip and spider line. H (of taller jug) 11".
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