Lot #: 291
Price Realized: $510.00
($425 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug with Pittsburgh, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, ovoid jug with tooled spout, decorated with boldly-brushed freehand vining above the stenciled advertising, "From / SCHMIDT & FRIDAY / Wines & Liquors / Pittsburgh, Pa." Base with cobalt-script "2" flanked by wavy stripes above a freehand stripe. An in-the-firing surface chip to front with a small amount of painted blue touch-up to chip. Painted blue chipping to base. A smooth 3" in-the-firing contact mark to side of jug near base. Spout chips. A small handle chip.
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