THOS. R. KERR / OLD RYE WHISKEY / PITTS. Western PA Stoneware Advertising Jug

July 20, 2019 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 204

Price Realized: $649.00

($550 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)

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Two-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug with Pittsburgh, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder, featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "THOS. R. KERR / OLD RYE / WHISKEY. / 327 LIBERTY / PITTS.". Stenciled "2" with fleur-de-lis at base, underscored by a freehand stripe. As-made condition with an in-the-firing recessed area to right side and a shallow in-the-firing contact mark to spout.



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