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Lot 822

Reggie Meaders Devil Face Jug

Estimate: $400 - $800

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(Lula, Georgia, b. 1919. d. 2009) runny mottled brown alkaline glaze, red paint from eyes and lips running down face, white painted teeth, applied features including curved horns, large ears and nose, strap handle at back of jug, unusual short spout, "Reggie Meaders" inscribed vertically behind ear, 9-1/4 in.

Provenance: The Collection of Carl and Marian Mullis

Note:

Literature: Manoguerra, Paul A. Amen, Amen: Religion and Southern Self-Taught Artists in the Mullis Collection. 2014, Ill. pg. 40

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, good condition

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