Half-Gallon Charleston, WV Advertising Stoneware Jug, c1880

Summer 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 164

Price Realized: $480.00

($400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Half-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug with Charleston, WV Advertising, Western PA origin, circa 1880, ovoid jug with tooled spout, featuring the stenciled advertising, "BEN BAER. / WHOLESALE LIQUOR / DEALER / CHARLESTON. W.VA." As-made condition with an in-the-firing contact mark to front. H 10".

Half-Gallon Charleston, WV Advertising Stoneware Jug, c1880Half-Gallon Charleston, WV Advertising Stoneware Jug, c1880Half-Gallon Charleston, WV Advertising Stoneware Jug, c1880Half-Gallon Charleston, WV Advertising Stoneware Jug, c1880

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