Lot #: 351
Price Realized: $747.50
($650 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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.
Alkaline-Glazed Southern Stoneware Double Face Jug, Signed "Lanier Meaders," Cleveland, GA, 20th century, ovoid jug with two applied handles, the body decorated on two sides with applied clay face including rock teeth and kaolin eyes. Surface covered in a mottled greenish alkaline glaze. Incised on underside "Lanier Meaders". A fine example of this highly-regarded Georgia potter's work. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, recently found in Massachusetts. Shallow 1/2" chip to one eyebrow. Shallow 1 1/8" chip to one ear, possibly in-the-firing. Chip to one tooth, presumably in-the-firing. H 9 1/4".
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