Lot of Four: PITTSBURGH Stoneware Advertising Vessels

Spring 2022 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 520

Price Realized: $330.00

($275 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Four Pieces of Pittsburgh, PA Advertising Stoneware, America, late 19th or early 20th century, a molded H.J. HEINZ & CO. crock with cobalt highlights, attributed to the White's Pottery, Utica, NY; an Albany-slip-glazed pitcher, incised "Compliments of / Hirsch Bros & Co. / Manfrs of / Cider & Vinegar / Louisville KY & / Pittsburgh Pa;" a Bristol-slip-glazed pitcher with the stenciled cobalt advertising, "ARBUCKLES' / APPLE JUICE / VINEGAR / ABSOLUTELY PURE / PITTSBURGH, PA.;" and a Bristol-slip-glazed pitcher with stenciled cobalt advertising, "JAMES W. HOUSTON & CO. / WHOLESALE / GROCERS / PITTSBURGH, PA." Heinz crock with a long T-shaped crack at base on reverse, forming a long hairline across underside. Arbuckle pitcher with heavy chipping to rim, a short line from rim, and two base chips. Houston pitcher with a spider crack from rim, another crack from rim, and two minor base chips. Hirsch Bros pitcher with heavy chipping to spout, a short hairline from rim, and a long hairline from rim. H (of tallest) 7 7/8".