Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: American, Southern & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Jan 28, 2017 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 30, 2017 09:00AM EST
Lot 521

Earthenware Face Vessel

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
unglazed exterior with brown glazed interior, applied facial features including pierced eyes in eyelids, pronounced nose with nostrils, open mouth with broken china teeth, sideburns and incised goatee, applied strap handle from shoulder to spout, possibly of Brown Family maker, 7-1/2 in.. Condition: clay body voids, firing crack and separation at handle as made, firing crack around back base of jug, kiln debris, loss to end of one sideburn and goatee, rim chips. Provenance: Sewell Collection, Georgia

Condition

clay body voids, firing crack and separation at handle as made, firing crack around back base of jug, kiln debris, loss to end of one sideburn and goatee, rim chips