Lot of Three: WHEELING, W. VA Stoneware Advertising Jugs

Fall 2023 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 509

Price Realized: $960.00

($800 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Three Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs with Wheeling, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1880, a half-gallon jug with stenciled advertising for "C.E. WAGNER. / 4041 / MARKET ST. / WHEELING. / W.VA.;" a half-gallon jug with stenciled advertising for "C. WELTY & BRO. / 1118 / MAIN ST. / WHEELING. / W. VA.;" and a one-gallon jug with advertising for "JOHN REID JR. / WHOLESALE / DEALER IN RYE / WHISKIES, WINES, / BRANDIES & C. / MAIN STREET / WHEELING. W. VA." Wagner jug with a spout chip. Welty jug with in-the-firing contact marks to surface, including an in-the-firing chip to shoulder. Reid jug with in-the-firing contact marks to shoulder and an in-the-firing chip to shoulder and handle. H (of shortest) 9 3/4".