Lot #: 229
Price Realized: $900.00
($750 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Wheeling, WV Advertising, WV or Western PA origin, circa 1875, ovoid jug with tooled spout, featuring the stenciled advertising, "FROM / HOUSTON & REED. / WHOLESALE / DRUGGISTS / WHEELING, W. VA.," surrounding stylized leaf stenciling. Excellent condition with a nick to spout and a minor chip to shoulder molding. H 12".
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