Lot #: 467
Price Realized: $390.00
($325 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Face Jug, Signed and Dated "Michael Crocker / 2009," ovoid jug with hand-modeled and applied face with surprised expression, featuring kaolin eyes with blue-slip highlights, eyebrows with incised details, ears, nose with carved nostrils, open mouth with kaolin teeth, and chin. Surface covered in a streaky olive-colored alkaline glaze. Incised on underside with Michael Crocker signature and date. Provenance: Carl and Marian Mullis Collection; purchased by the above directly from Michael Crocker. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 9".
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