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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 479

W.T.B Gordy Attributed Stoneware Face

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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Jug (William Thomas Belah Gordy, Greenville, Georgia, 1877-1955), matte brown glaze, applied facial features including inset clay eyes with black pupils, large pronounced nose from spout to middle of jug, tiny “s” shaped ears, open mouth with broken China teeth, protruding chin, applied strap handle from shoulder to spout, 7 in.. Condition: glaze voids and anomalies as made, losses to both ears, abrasions to glaze and features throughout, loss to chin, lacking two teeth. Notes: For similar example refer to “Brothers in Clay” by John Burrison page 111, color plate 1.. Provenance: Sewell Collection, Georgia

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, losses to both ears, abrasions to glaze and features throughout, loss to chin, lacking two teeth

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