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| 1. Anna Pottery Whiskey Pig, Anna Pottery, ca. 1872, brown Albany type glaze, anatomically correct male pig. Incised on one side a likeness of Horace Greeley and the words ‘What I Know About Trapping’ in a word banner. The words ‘No Trap O No’ are on the side of a rabbit trap appearing as a large brim hat. Inside the hat on a paddle is the word ‘Presidency’ which is the bait. Below the trap is ‘When This Old Hat Was New(e)r They Called Me Honest Then’ . On the back is ‘Miss. River’ and ‘St. Louis the Future Capital’. On the other side are the rail lines ‘C.B.I.C.R.R.’, ‘I.C.R.R.’, and ‘C & St. L. R.R. Narrow Gauge’, also a number of towns including, ‘Mounds’, ‘Louisville’, ‘Grand Tower’, Jonesboro’, ‘Junction’, ‘Anna’, Carbondale’, ‘Cincinnati’, ‘Odin’, and ‘Vincins’. On its belly is ‘Ohio River Cincinnati the Porkopolis’ and on its chin ‘Chicago the Corn Crib’, 8” long, perfect condition. Horace Greeley was born in New Hampshire in 1811. After moving to New York City in 1831, he became deeply involved in the publishing business, eventually becoming the publisher of the weekly nationwide edition of the Tribune, a publication seeking a number of political reforms. Greeley opposed slavery, but also abolitionist tactics. His involvement in politics started in 1848 when he was appointed as a Congressman. Greeley was an early member of the Republican Party and in 1860 helped secure the nomination of Abraham Lincoln. By 1870 a number of Republican leaders were unhappy with President U.S. Grant’s policies. They decided to form there own party called the Liberal Republicans which Greeley helped form. At a meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1872 he was nominated by both the Liberal Republicans, and the Democratic Party to run against President U.S. Grant who was seeking a second term. Despite this strange alliance, the only one in American History, Greeley was soundly defeated by Grant! Exhausted by the campaign, and distraught by the recent death of his wife, Greeley died a few weeks after the election. You are bidding on what we consider to be one of the finest and most historical whiskey pigs ever produced by the Kirkpartrick brothers of Anna, Illinois! Gene Heisey Collection. | 14 | $ 19,000 |
| 2. Anna Pottery Whiskey Pig, Anna Pottery, ca. 1870 - 1874, tan pottery with Bennington type glaze anatomically correct male pig. One side is incised ‘From / Sanford Wells & Co. / N 214 N. Main St. / St. Louis Mo. / With a Little Fine Old Bourbon in a’, with the ‘Mississippi River’ running down the back. On the other side is a number of towns and railroad lines including, ‘Cairo’, ‘Mounds’, ‘Mounds Tower’, ‘Anna Pottery’, Jones(boro)’, ‘Carbondale’, ‘DuQuoin’, ‘Ashley’, ‘Centralia’, ‘Odin’, ‘Effingham’, ‘Mattoon’, ‘Tolono’, ‘Vandalia’, ‘Pana’, among others. On its belly is the ‘Ohio River’ and ‘Cincinnati the Ancient Porkopolis of America’ and on its chin ‘Chicago the Corn City of the World’, 7 1/8” long. A minor glaze chip exists on the tip of the snout, otherwise perfect condition. Not to be boring, the Anna Pottery used a number of glazes for its pottery. We have only encountered this so called ‘Bennington’ type gaze on three pigs, all made for the Sanford Wells & Co., an indication that this type glaze was probably used at the companies request. This pig dates to no later than early 1874 as the Eads Bridge, completed in 1874, is not shown crossing the Mississippi River at St. Louis. Gene Heisey Collection.
| 7 | $ 4,000 |
| 3. Anna Pottery Whiskey Pig, Anna Pottery, ca. 1870 - 1874, dark brown Albany type glaze, anatomically correct male pig. Incised on one side ‘From Mourning & Co. Importers of Crockery and Glass Ware Corner of 4th St. Charles Street, St. Louis Mo.’ and ‘With a Little Good Old Rye in’. On its back is ‘St. Louis the Future Capital’ and Miss(issippi) River’. On the other side are unmarked rail lines and the towns of ‘Sandoval’, ‘Odin’, ‘Centralia’, ‘Duquoin’, ‘Carbondale’, ‘Anna Pottery’, ‘Grand Tower’ and ‘Mounds’. On its belly is ‘Ohio River’ and ‘Cincinnati the Ancient Porkopolis’, 7 1/4” long. A minor chip is off the tip of one ear. Because of its proximity to St. Louis, the Anna Pottery was commissioned by a number of companies, mostly wholesale liquor dealers, to make pigs for them, probably to be given to their best customers. Gene Heisey Collection. | 11 | $ 5,000 |
| 4. Anna Pottery Whiskey Pig, Anna Pottery, ca. 1872 -1874, dark brown Albany type glaze, anatomically correct male pig. Incised on one side is, ‘St. Louis / the Future Capital / Compliments of / John Golratz / With a Little Good Old Rye in’. On the base is, ‘Miss(isippi) River’ and on the other side is a number of towns and railroad lines including ‘Sandoval’, ‘Odin’, ‘Centralia’, ‘Duquain’, ‘Carbondale’, ‘Anna Pottery’, ‘Mounds’ and ‘Cairo’. On its belly is the ‘Ohio River’ and ‘Cincinnati the Ancient Porkopolis’ and on its chin ‘Chicago’, 7 7/8” long, perfect condition. Although the Eads Bridge (1867 - 1874) was not completed, an unusual mark located on the side above ‘St. Louis’ on the Mississippi could be the western starting point of the bridge. John Golratz was probably a St. Louis proprietor who commissioned Anna to make pigs for him. Gene Heisey Collection. | 12 | $ 4,750 |
| 5. Anna Pottery Saltglazed Whiskey Pig, Anna Pottery, ca. 1883, gray pottery with cobalt highlighted lettering, anatomically correct male pig. Incised on one side is ‘J.O. Sanders, Dealer in Wines Liquors and Cigars, Elberton G.A. 1883’. On its belly is ‘St. Louis Kansas City and Northern R.Y.’, and the towns of ‘Cheyenne’, ‘Black Hills’, ‘Julesburg’, ‘Hot Springs’, ‘Omaha’, ‘Kansas City’ and ‘St. Louis’. It is 6 1/2” long and has a minor chip off one of the hind legs. Extremely rare, possibly one of three or four that are known to exist! Gene Heisey Collection. | 15 | $ 12,000 |
| 6. Anna Pottery Whiskey Pig, Anna Pottery, ca. 1870, tan pottery with brown glaze, anatomically correct male pig. Incised on one side ‘Big Spring Whisky 1870’ and on its back ‘Miss(issippi) River’ and ‘St. Louis the Future Capital’ and on the other side a number of rail lines and the towns of ‘Tolono’, ‘Mattoon’, ‘Effingham’, ‘Odin’, ‘Centralia’, ‘Ashley’, ‘Duquain’, ‘Carbindale’, ‘Anna’, ‘Mounds’, ‘Jonesboro’ and ‘Grand Tower’. On its belly is ‘Ohio River’ and ‘Cincinnati the Porkopolis’, and on its chin ‘Chicago the Corn Crib’, 7 5/8” long, about perfect (a very minor glaze chip is off the snout). In the late 1860’s and early 1870’s a movement was started by a number of prominent citizens in Illinois to have the capital moved from Washington, D.C. to St. Louis. It must have been obvious to the Kirkpatrick brothers at Anna that this was a good idea and a cause they obviously supported as the words ‘St. Louis the Future Capital’ appear on a number of their Railroad and River Guide pigs. Gene Heisey Collection. | 5 | $ 3,250 |
| 7. Anna Pottery Whiskey Pig, Anna Pottery, ca. 1883, light brown Albany type glaze, anatomically correct male pig. Incised on one side ‘St. Louis the Future Great / Railroad & River Guide / with a Little Good Old Rye in a / 1883’. The ‘Mississippi River’ crossed by the Eads Bridge, runs down the back. On the other side are the towns of ‘Mounds’, ‘Cairo’, ‘Duquain’, ‘Anna’, ‘Cobden’, ‘Carbondale’, DeSota’, ‘Tamora’, ‘Centralia’, ‘Odin’, Kinmundy’, ‘Effingham’, ‘Mattoon’, ‘Champaign’, ‘Kankakee’, ‘Pullman’, ‘Grand Tower’, ‘Chester’, ‘Alton’, ‘Springfield’, and ‘Bloomington’ and the ‘O & M.R.R.’ and ‘C.B.I.C.R.R.’ railroad lines. On the belly is ’Cincinnati the Pork Packing City’ and on the chin is ‘Chicago the Corn City’ and ‘Dubuque’, 6 5/8” long. A tiny chip is off the side of a foot, otherwise perfect. Probably as many town names as we have seen on any Anna pig, some of which have never been recorded before! Gene Heisey Collection. | 7 | $ 3,750 |
| 8. Anna Pottery Whiskey Pig, Anna Pottery, ca. 1876, dark brown Albany glaze anatomically correct male pig. Incised on one side ‘Good Old Rye in a Hogs- 1876’, 7 1/8” long. A small chip is off one of the hind feet, also an in manufacturing cut exists across the rear opening, probably to prevent it from being filled. In 1876 the American Centennial was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Anna Pottery exhibited at the fair and would have offered a verity of wares for the attending public including pig flasks. Considering the number of known Anna Pottery pigs, only a few of these ‘Centennial’ pigs exist. One of the pieces made by Anna for the Centennial was an elaborate ‘snake jug’, which was presented at the fair to members to the Smithsonian Institute, where it resides today. Gene Heisey Collection. | 12 | $ 1,800 |
| 9. Anna Pottery Whiskey Pig, Anna Pottery, ca. 1880 - 1885, brown Albany type glaze, anatomically correct female pig. Incised on one side ‘Good Old Rye in a Hogs’, 7 3/4” long, perfect condition. Probably less than 5% of all Anna Pottery pigs were made as females. Gene Heisey Collection. | 21 | $ 1,500 |
| 10. Texarkana Saltglazed Pottery Whiskey Pig, Texarkana Pottery, Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas, ca. 1880 - 1885, gray pottery with cobalt blue highlighted wording, anatomically correct male pig. Incised on one side ‘Railroad and River Guide’ above the ‘Miss(assippi)’ and ‘Ohio Rivers’ and the towns of ‘Memphis’ and ‘Cairo’. On the other side is the ‘Ark(ansas) River’ and the towns of ‘Poplar Bluff’, ‘Fort Smith’, and ‘Little Rock’. On the pigs rear end at the opening is ‘Benton’ and ‘Malvern’ and ‘Whiskey Rectified in’. On its face is ‘St. Louis’, and on its belly is ‘Hot Springs’, 5 3/4” long, perfect. Unlike Anna, little is known about the Texarkana Pottery. Although not as prolific a producer as Anna Pottery, the Texarkana Pottery did produce a number of high quality pigs, this being one of them. Gene Heisey Collection. | 19 | $ 9,500 |
| 11. Texarkana Pottery Political Whiskey Pig, Texarkana Pottery, ca. 1880-1888, tan pottery with two tone mottles brown glaze. Incised on one side ‘On A’ and ‘Grant Boom’ and on the other side is ‘A Delegate to the National Convention at Chicago with Instruction in-’, 6 3/4” long. A tiny chip is off the underside on an ear, otherwise perfect. Which National Convention this pig was made for is uncertain as the 1880, 1884 and 1888 Republican National Conventions were all held in Chicago. And in 1884 the Democratic National Convention was also held in Chicago. We think that the words ‘on a Grant boom’ are a good indication that it was made for one of the Republican Conventions. Gene Heisey Collection. | 16 | $ 4,500 |
| 12. Pottery Whiskey Pig, unknown pottery, ca. 1885 - 1895, gray pottery with red paint on the ears, mouth and snout, black spots are across the back and on the eyes, 6 1/4” long, about perfect (a tiny chip is off one ear). The paint although of the period, was probably added at a slightly later time as the ear chip has been painted over. Gene Heisey Collection. | 5 | $ 375 |
| 13. Figural Whiskey Pig, “DUFFY (motif of rooster on crescent moon) / CRESCENT / SALOON / 204 / JEFFERSON STREET / LOUISVILLE / KY.”, (Denzin, DUF-22), Kentucky, ca. 1865 - 1875, golden yellow amber shading to a darker amber in the head figural pig, 7 5/8” long, rough sheared mouth. Pristine perfect, lacking any trace of wear or stain, as nice as any we’ve seen! Gene Heisey Collection. | 7 | $ 1,600 |
| 14. Figural Whiskey Pig, “DUFFY (motif of rooster on crescent moon) / CRESCENT / SALOON / 214 / JEFFERSON STREET / LOUISVILLE / KY.”, (Denzin, DUF-21), Kentucky, ca. 1865 - 1875, deep bluish aqua figural pig, 7 3/4” long, rough sheared mouth. A slight in manufacturing underfill exists on a rear foot near the testicles. Found in shades of amber, like lot 13, clear glass and on rare occasions, aqua. How rare? It’s been 12-years since we auctioned the last one! Gene Heisey Collection. | 5 | $ 2,000 |
| 15. Figural Whiskey Pig, “GOOD OLD BOURBON / IN A HOGS-”, (Denzin, GOO-31), American, ca. 1875 - 1885, medium honey amber figural pig, 6 3/4” long tooled mouth. Perfect condition, not even a trace of wear! Gene Heisey Collection. | 16 | $ 425 |
