Extremely Rare JOHN MEADERS, Cleveland, Georgia Stoneware Devil Face Jug

Fall 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 72

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Extremely Rare Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Devil Face Jug, Signed and Dated "JOHN MEADERS / 23 / 4 / #9 / 2 FACE DEVIL," Cleveland, GA origin, late 20th century, ovoid jug with short, tapering spout, decorated on the front with a hand-modeled and applied devil's face featuring horns, pointed ears, circular kaolin eyes with vertical cobalt pupils, a Roman nose, smiling mouth with kaolin teeth, and open mouth with kaolin teeth. Surface covered in a mottled olive-green alkaline glaze. Underside incised "JOHN MEADERS / #25 / DEVIL / along with the number, "26," above the number, "9," within a triangle. Relatively few John Meaders face jugs are known, and the devil form ranks among the potter's finest works. Proper right fang with glazed-over, in-the-firing loss. Proper left fang with loss. Otherwise excellent condition. H 9 5/8".



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