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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 497

Rare Norman Smith Attributed Figural

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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
Jug (Lawley, Alabama, 1904-1990), metallic brown glaze with black runs, applied facial features, including mouth with thick goatee, incised garment decoration, incised hair decoration to back of head, line collar decoration, applied strap handle from shoulder to near base edge, flat rim, 7-3/4 in.. Condition: glaze voids and anomalies as made, two minor chips to glaze in rim, minor chips to glaze at base edge. Notes: Illustrated in [Alabama Folk Pottery] by Joey Brackner, page 178 on far right.. Provenance: Sewell Collection, Georgia

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, two minor chips to glaze in rim, minor chips to glaze at base edge