Lot #: 494
Price Realized: $826.00
($700 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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, GA origin, circa 1980, ovoid jug with hand-modeled and applied face, including kaolin eyes with black pupils, incised eyebrows and eyelashes, well-sculpted nose and cheeks, and mouth with applied kaolin teeth. Surface covered in a mottled, olive-green alkaline glaze. Underside incised "Lanier Meaders". Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 9 3/4".
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