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Day 2: American, Southern & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Jan 28, 2017 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 30, 2017 09:00AM EST
Lot 510

Rare Edgefield Stoneware Face Jug

Estimate: $25,000 - $45,000

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(Edgefield District, South Carolina, 1860s), dark olive green alkaline glaze over body, applied facial features including contrasting white bulging kaolin eyes inside pronounced eyelids, pinched down turned nose, large open mouth with impressed kaolin tooth design, eyebrows angling to back of head over large pronounced scroll form ears with small pointed tragi, thick squarish form rim at spout, applied strap handle at back of head, possibly attributed to the Davies Pottery, consensus indicates production of these vessels was undertaken by working African slaves of the period, 4-1/2 in.. Condition: glaze voids and anomalies as made, very minor chips to ears, one eyelid, and one eyebrow. Notes: Consensus indicates production of these vessels was undertaken by working African slaves of the period.. Provenance: Roddy Moore, Virginia; Jimmy Allen, Georgia; Private Atlanta Collection

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, very minor chips to ears, one eyelid, and one eyebrow

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