Lot #: 62
Price Realized: $661.25
($575 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Rare One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Incised Folk Art Decoration of a Man, Inscribed "G H S," George Suttles, La Verna, TX, late 19th or early 20th century, squat-shaped jug with folky incised design of a long-nosed man with outstretched arms smoking a cigarette, beside the initials "G H S". Surface covered in a heavy Albany slip glaze. Unusual figural design and desirable Texas maker. Essentially as-made condition with some bubbling / runs to slip, primarily on handle. H 9".
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