Rare Early-Period Lanier Meaders (Cleveland, GA) Face Jug, c1970

Summer 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 389

Price Realized: $3,120.00

($2,600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare Early-Period Stoneware Face Jug with Alkaline Glaze, Signed "Lanier Meaders," Cleveland, GA, circa 1970, squat-shaped, ovoid jug with hand-modeled and applied clay facial features including kaolin eyes with black-slip pupils, pointed nose, pinched lips, and well-sculpted ears. Surface covered in an olive-green alkaline glaze. Underside incised with Lanier Meaders signature. A glaze flake to proper right ear and tip of nose, possibly in-the-making. Some minor surface wear to reverse. "1295" written in green ink on underside. H 8 1/2".