Bobby Ferguson, Gillsville, Georgia Face Jug

Fall 2023 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 386

Price Realized: $120.00

($100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Glazed Stoneware #9 Face Jug, Signed and Dated "Bobby Ferguson / Gillsville / GA," late 20th century, ovoid jug with hand-modeled and applied clay face including wide white-glazed eyes with pierced pupils, arched eyebrows, ears, nose with pierced nostrils, and open mouth with white-glazed teeth. Surface covered in a brown glaze with rutile to shoulder. Underside with Bobby Ferguson signature and "#9." An early-period work by this accomplished Georgia folk potter. Provenance: Carl and Marian Mullis Collection; On long-term loan to Colonial Williamsburg, 2019 to 2023. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 9 5/8".




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