Lot #: 22
Price Realized: $240.00
($200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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 Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Face Jug, Signed "MADE BY / Otto BROWN / AgE 72- 71 / FiNishED BY WIFE / AgE 65- 71," Otto and Emmaeus Averett Brown, Bethune, SC, 1971, wheel-thrown, semi-ovoid jug with applied facial features, incised mustached, and open mouth with broken china teeth and applied cigar, the surface covered in a mottled Albany slip glaze. Incised prior to firing on underside with an elaborate signature, indicating the jug was made by Otto Brown and finished by his wife, Emmaeus Averett Brown, who was also born into a Georgia potting family. Signed examples of Otto Brown's work are considered rare. Missing nose. Large loss to top of handle. Loss to tip of cigar. A shallow spout chip. Other nicks. H 7 3/4".
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