Lot #: 349
Price Realized: $450.00
($375 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-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug with Pittsburgh, PA Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1875, semi-ovoid jug with tooled spout. featuring the stenciled cobalt advertising, "ALEX.BIHLMAN JR. / WHOLESALE LIQUOR / 444 LIBERTY ST. / PITTSBURGH. PA." Decorated above with a freehand "2" with flourishes, between wavy freehand stripes. Additional freehand stripe at base and cobalt highlight to upper handle terminal. Two spout chips and a small glazed-over chip to molding at base of spout. Two short, faint surface lines to base on front. Minor surface wear. Two small in-the-firing contact marks to right side of jug. A tiny chip to handle. H 14 1/2".
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