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Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1047

Rare Edgefield South Carolina Stoneware Face Jug

Estimate: $35,000 - $45,000

Bid Increments

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$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

attributed to the Miles Mill Manufactory, Edgefield District, South Carolina, likely pre 1870, shiny metallic black and brown mottled alkaline glaze, a few olive green runs, applied facial features including thin curved eyebrows, elongated pinched nose with flared nostrils, comma form ears, bulging eyelids with inset pierced kaolin eyes, pronounced lips with impressed inset kaolin teeth, applied strap handle from shoulder to base of spout, flared flat rim, 4-3/8 in. tall

Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, three old miniscule glaze frits to back edge and edge of left ear, the largest is 1/4 in., another miniscule abrasion, kiln debris under lower lip as made, firing shrinkage at sides of nose and corners of mouth as made, overall good condition