Lot #: 453
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 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.
Three One-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs with Pittsburgh, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, one stenciled "MACKEOWN / THOMPSON & CO / WHOLESALE/ DRUGGISTS. / PITTS. PA.;" another stenciled "JOS. FUHRER & SONS. / WHOLESALE / LIQUORS. / 3701 BUTLER ST. / PITTSBURGH. PA.;" and a third stenciled "P.H. HAMBURGER. / WHOLESALE / LIQUOR DEALER / 29. & 30 / DIAMOND SQUARE. / PITTSBURGH. PA." Fuhrer jug with restored handle, in otherwise excellent condition. MacKeown Thompson & Co. jug with a restored handle, spout chip, light spout wear, and a very small in-the-firing piercing to shoulder on reverse with a short in-the-firing line extending through it. Hamburger jug with poorly-restored handle, a 1 3/4" hairline to base, and a faint hairline to spout. H (of tallest) 12".
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