Lot #: 159
Price Realized: $1,495.00
($1,300 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Fine Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Face Jug, Stamped "BROWN POTTERY," Arden, NC, circa 1930, ovoid jug with tall spout and applied handle, decorated with an applied clay face, including bulging eyes, a hooked nose, and an open mouth with large lips bearing four white-glazed teeth. Incised "47" and impressed "BROWN POTTERY" in small letters on underside. Surface covered in a dark brown Albany slip glaze. As-made condition with glazed-over chips to ears. H 7 1/16".
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