Unusual Stoneware Syrup Jug Inscribed "Ret. to Fairweather"

March 23, 2019 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 397

Price Realized: $354.00

($300 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Unusual One-Gallon Stoneware Advertising Syrup Jug, NY State origin, circa 1875, squat-shaped jug with wide, pinched pouring spout, featuring the cobalt inscription, "Ret.. to / Fairweather." This jug would have held contents sold by a merchant, J.H. Fairweather, to whom it was meant to be returned, probably to claim a deposit. Light wear to rim. A minor inverted U-shaped line to rim on reverse. Some staining.

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