Lot #: 498
Price Realized: $120.00
($100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Two Miniature Stoneware Whisky Jugs, American, circa 1900, each with black or blue advertising over Bristol slip ground, one marked "FORTUNA WHISKY / PHIL. HOLLENBACH & CO. / LOUISVILLE, KY.," the other marked "COMPLIMENTS / I.W. HARPER / NELSON CO / KENTUCKY." Fortuna jug with handle broken into three pieces and reglued, as well as residue to side of jug. Harper jug with faint crazing to base and underside as well as residue to surface. H (of Fortuna jug) 3 1/4".
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