Lot #: 417
Price Realized: $720.00
($600 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Outstanding Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Quadruple Face Candelabra, Signed and Dated "Clint Alderman / Hartwell, Ga. / 2008," double-lobed, open-handled jug form decorated with four hand-modeled and applied clay faces featuring cobalt pupils and open mouths with rock teeth, the upper and lower section fashioned with four wheel-thrown and applied candleholders. Olive alkaline-glazed surface. Incised Clint Alderman signature and date at base. A masterwork by one of the country's leading folk ceramicists. Provenance: Carl and Marian Mullis Collection. Exhibited: American Folk Pottery: Art and Tradition, The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Colonial Williamsburg, June 14, 2020 to December 31, 2022. Excellent condition. H 19 3/4".
Special Note: Due to this object's large size, we are unable to ship it using our normal in-house shipping service. It must either be picked up by the high bidder, or special arrangements must be made by the high bidder for pick up and / or shipping by a third party. If you have any questions, please contact us; we are certainly able to recommend options for third party shippers ahead of time that you can contact for a quote.
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