Lot #: 397
Price Realized: $600.00
($500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Alkaline-Glazed Double-Handled Stoneware Face Jug, attributed to Kim Ellington, Vale, NC, late 20th century, ovoid jug with flared spout and two applied strap handles at the shoulder, decorated with a hand-modeled and applied clay face featuring small ears, impressed kaolin eyes set within curved lids, nose with formed nostrils, and mouth with broken china teeth. Surface covered in a mottled olive alkaline glaze. Incised inscription at shoulder on reverse. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 11".
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