Lot #: 446
Price Realized: $480.00
($400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 3 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 Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs with Pittsburgh, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, one stenciled "JOS. FLEMING & SON / WHOLESALE & RETAIL / DRUGGISTS & LIQUOR DEALERS. / MARKET ST. / PITTSBURGH. PA.;" the other stenciled "S. ??NORDLINGER / & Co. / WHOLESALE / LIQUOR DEALER / NO. 19 DIAMOND. / PITTSBURGH. PA." Fleming jug in excellent, essentially as-made condition with some minor surface wear and a tiny chip to underside at edge. Larger jug with some restoration to base and two in-the-firing flakes along bottom edge, one of which is long and narrow. H (of Fleming jug) 9 3/4".
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