Lot #: 450
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 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 Stoneware Jugs with Pittsburgh Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, one stenciled "Jacob Dingel, / Liquor / Dealer. / No. 15 / Diamond Alley. / Pitts.;" the other stenciled "SNYDER.ABELL / & CO. / WHOLESALE / LIQUOR DEALERS. / 175 & 176 WATER ST. / 188 & 189 FIRST STS. / PITTSBURGH. PA." Smaller jug in as-made condition with lean to spout and depressed areas. Taller jug with reglued handle including filled sections to handle, cracks throughout, chipping to spout, two small pieces of adhered in-the-firing clay at shoulder, paint to underside, and residue to surface. H (of taller jug) 12".
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