Posted on 05/12/2016 2:58:34 PM PDT by lowbridge
i don’t know who is the bigger fool. The dude that bought the jug or the expert that appraised it.
Yikes! That was pretty grotesque, lol.
Here is a brief history of face jugs:
http://river.chattanoogastate.edu/orientations/ex-learn-obj/Face_Jugs/Face_Jugs_print.html
I can see why this jug would be quite valuable if it were a genuine 19th-century folk art piece, it is really spectacular compared to the humdrum specimens that were churned out. It’s a little too good to be true, but in fact 19th century folk artists sometimes did make incredibly elaborate pieces.
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