Lot #: 434
Price Realized: $510.00
($425 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 Small-Sized Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jugs, Western PA origin, circa 1875, one stenciled "SCHAEFER & DRIEHORST. / RYE & BOURBON / WHISKIES. / 1518 MAIN STREET. / WHEELING. W. VA.," the other stenciled "HAMILTON / & / JONES / GREENSBORO / Pa." Provenance: From a fifty-year private collection. Both in excellent, essentially as-made condition. Greensboro jug with a smooth 7/8" in-the-firing contact mark to shoulder. H (of shorter jug) 9 1/4".
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