Lot #: 446
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Exceptional Large-Sized Stoneware Face Jug with Humorous Inscription, Signed "Steven Abee / Lenoir, NC," North Carolina origin, skillfully-potted, ovoid jug with two handles and tooled shoulder, the front featuring a large applied face with incised accents and wavy mouth. Nose of face was lost prior to firing, which allowed the potter to add the humorous incised inscriptions, "OUCH! / OUCH! / OUCH! / THAT HURT! / HAY STEVE YOU BROKE MY NOSE!". Surface covered in a dark alkaline glaze. Reverse incised with the signature "Steven Abee / Lenoir, N.C.". Excellent size with unusual, folky inscriptions. Firing cracks to underside / base. Otherwise excellent condition. H 19 1/2".
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