Lot #: 467
Price Realized: $143.75
($125 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 12 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.
Two Diminutive Glazed Redware Face Harvest Jugs, origin unknown, late 19th or 20th centuries, molded in the form of human faces with heavily-incised hair, the surface covered in a reddish-brown lead-and-manganese glaze. Minor chips to one jug. Other jug in excellent condition. H (of taller jug) 5 3/4".
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