Lot #: 452
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 "JOHN McCULLOUGH. / WINES / & LIQUORS. / 127 LIBERTY ST / PITTS. PA.;" the other diagonally-stenciled "JACOB KELLER. / 190 / SMITHFIELD / ST. / PITTS." McCullough jug with staining to surface, chips to molding at base of spout, a small spout chip, and a crack across underside, extending a short distance onto base area of reverse. Keller jug with spout chips, small nicks to shoulder molding, an in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder, some light surface wear, tight lines to base area on right side of jug, and surface crazing further up right side of jug. H (of taller jug) 12".
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