Lot #: 226
Price Realized: $1,092.50
($950 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.
Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Face Jug with Rock Teeth, Signed "Lanier Meaders", Cleveland, GA origin, third quarter 20th century, ovoid jug with hand-modeled and applied face featuring kaolin eyes, quartz teeth, and rippled ears with piercings. Face assumes a smiling expression, with the pinched sides of the jug forming dimples. Incised on underside "Lanier Meaders". Excellent, as-made condition. H 10 1/4".
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