Lot #: 571
Price Realized: $977.50
($850 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Face Jug, Signed "Lanier Meaders," Cleveland, Georgia, third quarter 20th century, ovoid jug with applied face, the surface covered in a mottled olive-colored alkaline glaze. Face includes a crooked smile with rock teeth, kaolin eyes looking to the right, and pierced ears. Incised on underside "Lanier Meaders". As-made condition. Piece of tooth on far right appears to have been lost during the firing. H 10".
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