#347 • Antique M.I. Hessberg Son & Co. Stoneware Jug

Part of Red Gallery - Memorial Day Extravaganza Auction - Day 2 (timed auction by K and B Auction)

High bid $82.00

Status: Sold

This is a lot of an antique M.I. Hessberg Son & Co. of Bristol, VA, stoneware jug. Matthew Hessberg established the Bristol, VA outlet in 1909, the last of four cities where they had outlets. (https://pre-prowhiskeymen.blogspot.com/search?q=M.I.+Hessberg). The jug has Bristol slip & brown salt glaze, loop handle, cork stopper and marked on the front - "M.I. Hessberg Son & Co. Inc., High Grade Liquors, Bristol, VA, - Tenn." Measures approximately - 7" x 10.25". Item shows appropriate wear due to age & use, with some chips & crazing. AA.