Lanier Meaders Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Double Face Jug, Cleveland, GA, circa 1975

Fall 2024 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 105

Estimate: $1,500-$3,000.A Note About Estimates

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Sold!  $3,500.

Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Double Face Jug, Signed "Lanier Meaders," Cleveland, GA, circa 1975, ovoid jug with two applied, open handles, decorated on each side with a hand-modeled face with rock teeth, kaolin eyes, and black-glazed pupils. One face displays a crooked smile while the other is depicted with a frown. Surface covered in a high-gloss, brown alkaline glaze. Incised on underside "Lanier Meaders." Referred to as Janus jugs, or "politician jugs" after the Watergate Hearings, this form is discussed in Dr. John Burrison's Brothers in Clay, with the following: "Having two handles and a bit larger than his standard model, these became a popular item, but they involved too much work and eventually Lanier resolved to never produce another" (Burrison, p. 270). Excellent, as-made condition with an in-the-firing flake to underside, a short firing crack to mouth on one side, and two small pieces of adhered kiln residue below one handle. H 9 1/2".

Lanier Meaders Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Double Face Jug, Cleveland, GA, circa 1975Lanier Meaders Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Double Face Jug, Cleveland, GA, circa 1975Lanier Meaders Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Double Face Jug, Cleveland, GA, circa 1975Lanier Meaders Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Double Face Jug, Cleveland, GA, circa 1975Lanier Meaders Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Double Face Jug, Cleveland, GA, circa 1975

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