Scarce Two-Gallon Martinsburg, PA Stoneware Advertising Jug, Western PA origin

March 24, 2018 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 177

Price Realized: $472.00

($400 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Scarce Two-Gallon Martinsburg, PA Stoneware Advertising Jug, Western PA origin, circa 1875, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "W.L. KNAGY(?) & CO / GENERAL / MERCHANTS. / DRAB COR. / MARTINSBURG. / PA.". Freehand cobalt stripe decoration to shoulder and base. Base with freehand "2". Difficult-to-find Western PA town name. A 1 1/4" x 1" chip to handle. A salt drip to shoulder on reverse. A chip to interior of spout. A small in-the-firing chip to shoulder.

Scarce Two-Gallon Martinsburg, PA Stoneware Advertising Jug, Western PA originScarce Two-Gallon Martinsburg, PA Stoneware Advertising Jug, Western PA originScarce Two-Gallon Martinsburg, PA Stoneware Advertising Jug, Western PA origin

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