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Lot 817

Albert Hodge Devil Face Jug

Estimate: $400 - $600

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$3,000 $250
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(Vale, North Carolina, b. 1941) red glaze to most of form, black hair, eyebrows, mustache, and goatee, white clay horns, teeth, and painted eyes, large nose and ears, applied strap handles and flared spout, "Albert Hodge, Vale, N.C." stamped on back of jug and base, 10 in.

Provenance: The Collection of Carl and Marian Mullis

Note:

Exhibited in the Amen, Amen Exhibition, Literature: Robinson, Joyce Henri, Janalee Emmer, Gabriella Szalay, Joseph Shein, and Janet Shein.ÿWos Up Man?: Selections from the Joseph D. and Janet M. Shein Collection of Self-Taught Art. University Park, PA: Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, 2005, Ill. pg.99ÿ

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, tape residue to left cheek, good condition