Stoneware Face Jug with Quartz Eyes and China Teeth, Southern US, 20th century
October 17, 2015 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 227
Price Realized: $2,875.00
($2,500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Auction Highlight: Face Jugs
Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Face Jug, Southeastern U.S. origin, 20th century, semi-ovoid jug with applied facial features, including a mole, large eyes fitted with quartz, and an open mouth with china dish fragments representing teeth. Unmarked. Excellent, as-made condition. H 9 3/4".
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(Our next auction takes place October 26, 2019.)
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