Lot #: 311
Price Realized: $2,880.00
($2,400 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Fine Early-Period Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Face Jug, Signed "Lanier Meaders," Cleveland, GA origin, circa 1970, ovoid jug with slightly-flared spout, decorated with a hand-modeled and applied clay face featuring crooked kaolin eyes with black-slip pupils, heavily-incised eyelashes, nose with carved nostrils, well-formed ears with depressed centers (one including an incised zig-zag design), and crooked mouth with flattened lips. Surface covered in an olive-colored alkaline glaze. Underside incised with Lanier Meaders signature. Aspects of the modeling on this jug, including the glazed eyes and omission of teeth, indicate it is a relatively early example of Meaders's work. Excellent condition with minor chip to bottom of proper left ear and a tiny worn spot to proper right ear. H 9 1/4".
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