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French Sarreguemines Advertising Face Jug for OVH Greer's Scotch Whiskey, 1890s
By Sarreguemines
Located in Philadelphia, PA
scarce advertising face jug. The French Sarreguemines majolica barbotine mold, Tête #3181. Transfer
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Barware

Materials

Earthenware

Bacchus Face Jug Pitcher from France
Located in Clearwater, FL
front features an embossed bearded face, believed to represent Bacchus or Dionysus, the god of wine
Category

Antique 1850s French Pitchers

Materials

Porcelain

Bacchus Face Jug Pitcher from France
Bacchus Face Jug Pitcher from France
H 4.75 in W 3.74 in D 3 in
Primitive Animal Face Jug Clay pottery Folk art Head pitcher Sculpture.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece is possibly Mayan Aztec in origin and depicts the face of an animal in 3D as well as
Category

Vintage 1970s Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Midcentury Porcelain Face Lidded Jug
By Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish example of this charming midcentury Rosenthal porcelain lidded jug modelled as the
Category

Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Art Nouveau Majolica Green Man Face & Daisies Water Jug Pitcher 9"
Located in Dayton, OH
foliate border, including a Green Man or Northwind face under the spout. Dimensions: 8" x 6.5" x 9
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Majolica

VINTAGE ART DECO CIRCA 1920'S AMBER FACE GLASS CUP SET WITH LARGE PiTCHER JUG
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Amber glass suite of five cups and one larger pitcher jug each depicting a primitive looking face This
Category

Vintage 1920s Asian Art Deco Pitchers

Materials

Glass

Antique 17th century Dutch Bellarmine Jug - Baardmankruik - Bartmann jug Rare!
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
bearded face mask appearing on the lower neck of the vessel. They were made as jugs, bottles, and pitchers
Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Ming Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Staffordshire Toby Jug
Located in High Point, NC
warm expression on his face. The jug has copper lustre accents as well for added definition.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Staffordshire Toby Jug
19th Century Staffordshire Toby Jug
H 5.5 in W 4.5 in D 6 in
Ceramic Warthog Jug , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
The "Warthog Jug," a captivating ceramic artwork created by the talented duo Jabu Nene and Sfiso
Category

21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Martin Brothers Face Jug
By Martin Brothers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large Martin Brothers Face Jug. This well modelled example has typical glaze irregularities and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Pitchers

Lainer Meaders (1917-1988) | Face Jug
By Lainer Meaders
Located in Wyomissing, PA
or lime (alkaline) glazes. Later, he produced face jugs, or "whimseys," which were much in demand
Category

Late 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Pottery

Grotesque Face Jug from a Pottery Studio in Buffalo, New York
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a vintage grotesque face jug from a pottery studio in Buffalo, New York. This is all one
Category

Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Artist Michelle Erickson Lobster Jug wood fired stoneware
By Michelle Erickson Pottery Inc.
Located in Hampton, VA
face every day. The jug series incorporates life cast shells, octopi, crayfish and lobster claws and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Antique Ugly Jug One of a Kind Southern Pottery
Located in Birmingham, AL
works of art. In the 1920's they were used to hide alcohol. Unlike many "jug" faced creations, this is
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

English Staffordshire Mitchell's Irish Whiskey Pub Advertising Face Jug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce advertising face jug, made in Staffordshire England, in partnership with the French
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Barware

Materials

Earthenware

Robert Wallace Martin Face Jug Martin Brothers, 1900
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A Martin Brothers stoneware face jug by Robert Wallace Martin dated 1900 modelled with a smiling
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Boho Rustic Studio Pottery Two-Faced Jug
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your décor with this unique Vintage Rustic Studio Pottery Two-Faced Jug, embodying the
Category

Late 20th Century American Rustic Jars

Materials

Pottery

Vintage Boho Signed Studio Pottery Two-Face Jug
Located in west palm beach, FL
Elevate your décor with this unique Vintage Boho Signed Studio Pottery Two-Faced Jug. Handcrafted
Category

Late 20th Century American Rustic Jars

Materials

Pottery

Robert Wallace Martin Large Face Jug Martin Brothers, 1897
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Martin Brothers extra large stoneware face jug by Robert Wallace Martin dated 1897 sculpted
Category

Antique 1890s Great Britain (UK) Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Robert Wallace Martin Face Jug Martin Brothers, Early 20th Century
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A Martin Brothers stoneware face jug by Robert Wallace Martin dating from the early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Pottery

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers Two Glazed Double Face Jugs
By Martin Brothers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare Martin Brothers extra large stoneware face jug by Robert Wallace Martin dated 1897 sculpted
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Martinware Double-Sided Stoneware Pottery ‘Face’ Jug, Dated 1896
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Martinware double-sided stoneware pottery ‘face’ jug, dated 1896, of asymmetrical globular shape
Category

Antique 1890s English Tableware

Materials

Stoneware

Antique French Hand Modelled Grotesque Face Jug, Martin Brothers Style
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE GLAZED POTTERY CHARACTER JUG Well-modelled by hand in the form of an extremely characterful
Category

Early 20th Century Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Vintage French 1950's Modern Vallauris Robert Picault Face Pitcher Vase Picasso
By Robert Picault
Located in Wilton, CT
Great Robert Picault face jug, circa 1950's. Well executed piece with expressive face and flowing
Category

Vintage 1950s French Modern Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

Large Hank Adams Blown Glass Head Vase for Blenko
By Blenko Glass, Hank Adams
Located in Miami, FL
inspired by historical face jugs, the head has bulging eyes in topaz, curly hair, a large nose and toothy
Category

Late 20th Century American Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Circa 1840-60 Gaudy Welsh Face Spout Miniature Jug
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
circa 1840-60 Gaudy Welsh face spout miniature jug. Impressed "Allerton" mark. Considered a close
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

RARE Martin Brothers London Dual faced pottery Pitcher Jug early 1900’s Signed
By Martin Brothers
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
RARE Martin Brothers London Dual faced pottery Pitcher Jug early 1900’s Signed As pictured. Very
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pottery

Fantastic 19THC Decorated Tiger Stoneware Signed Pottery Jug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FACE OF THE JUG.THIS POTTERY JUG IS SIGNED "F.T. WRIGHT AND SON " STONE WARE TAUNTON ,MASS. WITH A TWO
Category

Antique 19th Century American Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Antique Sterling Silver Jug Ewer Pitcher 1908 Large
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
spout has a shell with a face on the exterior. This Jug is of impressive size and weight. A true
Category

Early 20th Century English Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Large Sterling Silver Jug / Ewer / Pitcher, 1900
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
pedestal foot are both decorated with intricate strap work embellished with shell and face designs. The Jug
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Large Sterling Silver Jug / Ewer / Pitcher, 1900
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
pedestal foot are both decorated with intricate strap work embellished with shell and face designs. The Jug
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Pitchers

Materials

Sterling Silver

Southern Folk Art Face Jug, 1990s
By Cleater & Billie Meaders
Located in Coronado, CA
A wonderful example of southern folk art, this face jug is in fantastic original condition without
Category

1990s American Folk Art Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Southern Folk Art Face Jug, 1990s
Southern Folk Art Face Jug, 1990s
H 10.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Robert Jackson Big Mouth Devil Face Jug, 1990s
By Martin Brothers
Located in Coronado, CA
A wild and wacky face jug by Robert Jackson of Jackson Pottery from Rock Island, Illinois
Category

1990s American Folk Art Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Folk Art Face Jug by Chester Hewell
By Chester Hewell
Located in Fulton, CA
Chester Hewell grotesque face jug. Artist signed and dated 1994. Drippy monochromatic glaze
Category

Late 20th Century American Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Folk Art Face Jug by Chester Hewell
Folk Art Face Jug by Chester Hewell
H 10.75 in W 8.5 in D 7.5 in
Face Jug Jerry (and Sandra) Brown Hamilton Alabama Southern June 1990
Located in Mobile, AL
The Face Jug tradition in the Southern United States is the best known vernacular style and dates
Category

1990s American Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Handmade Pottery Face Jug Lamps
By Strawtown Pottery
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of hand-thrown jug lamps with hand-detailed facial features added. Kiln fired, lead-free
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Clay

Monumental Folk Art Jug by Chester Hewell
By Chester Hewell
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary example alkaline glazed face jug by renowned folk artist Chester Hewell features
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Pitchers

Materials

Terracotta, Clay

Handmade Clay Pot or Vase with Perpetual Faces or Heads Pre Columbian Pottery
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
terracotta vase surrounded by perpetual faces. Jug or vase, of primitive Bohemian style. Wonderful piece to
Category

Early 20th Century Colombian Tribal Vases

Materials

Clay, Terracotta

Mexican Ceramic Jug with Faces Dolores Porras Folk Art Decorative Vessel
By Dolores Porras
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
, flowers, mermaids, and human faces was the catapult to her fame. Her work is distinguished not only by
Category

1990s Mexican Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Doulton Lambeth Carrera Ware Art Pottery Face Mask Jug by Edith Lupton
By Doulton Lambeth
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Doulton Lambeth Carrera ware ornamental jug with grotesque face mask handle by Edith
Category

Antique 1890s English Art Nouveau Pitchers

Materials

Pottery

VINTAGE ART DECO CIRCA 1920's AMBER FACE GLASS CUP SUITE WITH LARGE PITCHER JUG
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Amber glass suite of six cups and one larger pitcher jug each depicting a primitive looking face This
Category

Vintage 1920s Asian Art Deco Pitchers

Materials

Glass

Ash-glazed Face Jugs
Located in New York, NY
Ash-glazed Face Jugs Priced individually, each for $175.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Ash-glazed Face Jugs
Ash-glazed Face Jugs
H 7 in W 6 in D 5 in
Martin Brothers Face Jug
By Martin Brothers
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Martin Brothers Face Jug, dated 1915. Small firing crack to upper lip. MARTIN BROTHERS (1873
Category

Early 20th Century British More Furniture and Collectibles

Martin Brothers Face Jug
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large Martin Brothers Twp sided Face Jug. Minor restoration to glaze chips to rim. MARTIN
Category

Antique 19th Century British Pitchers

Charlie Lisk | Crooked Mouth Face Jug
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Glazed Ceramic Crooked Mouth Face Jug
Category

Late 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Ceramic

English Pottery Martin Brothers double-face jug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Superbly potted double faced jug with a grinning monkey face on each side the bottom signed
Category

20th Century English Pottery

Lainer Meaders (1917-1988) | Face Jug
By Lainer Meaders
Located in Wyomissing, PA
or lime (alkaline) glazes. Later, he produced face jugs, or "whimseys," which were much in demand
Category

Late 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Pottery

Lainer Meaders (1917-1988) | Face Jug
By Lainer Meaders
Located in Wyomissing, PA
or lime (alkaline) glazes. Later, he produced face jugs, or "whimseys," which were much in demand
Category

Late 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Pottery

MARVIN BAILEY Southern Folk Art 8" Face Jug
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Southern Folk Art pottery Face jug by Lancaster, South Carolina, USA native, Marvin Bailey. A
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Ceramics

Materials

Pottery, Clay

GREAT COLLECTION OF SOUTHERN FOLK ART FACE JUGS
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful collection of of 9 pieces of Southern Folk Art face jugs.Collection includes 2 pieces
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Original Rare American Folk Art Face Jug Lamp by Roger Corn
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a fantastic American Folk Art Face Jug turned into a lamp. The face jug is by Roger Corn
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Table Lamps

Materials

Clay, Wood

Martin Brothers Face Jug
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Martin Brothers Vase decorated in relief with Grotesque Fish and Jelly Fish
Category

Early 20th Century British Vases

Martin Brothers Face Jug
Martin Brothers Face Jug
H 10 in W 5.75 in
Kim Ellington (1954- ) | Catawba Valley Five Gallon Face Jug
Located in Wyomissing, PA
, Ellington has veered away from figurative work and face jugs. His preference is to eschew most surface
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught...

John Brock | Face Jug | 1984
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Glazed Ceramic Jug
Category

Late 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

John Brock | Face Jug | 1984
John Brock | Face Jug | 1984
H 8 in W 7 in D 7 in
The Reverend Walter Fleming (1937- ) | Three Tier Face Jug
By Reverend Walter Fleming
Located in Wyomissing, PA
Fleming began working in NC crafting and connected with local infamous potter Burlon Craig who served as a mentor. He is know for his left-handed style and tiered works.
Category

20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Rare small sized Edgefield Face vessel (Thomas Davies type)
Located in Columbus, OH
These face jugs were made of three different kinds of clay used to highlight the facial features
Category

Antique 19th Century Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of American Folk Art Moonshine Bottles
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of composite & wood covered glass moonshine bottles. One is a face-jug and one has three
Category

Early 20th Century American Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Wood, Terracotta

Furniture > Decorative Objects > Vases and Vessels > Jars
By Martin Brothers
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5432 Robert Wallace Martin for the Martin Brothers. A Two sided Face Jug decorated with Smug and
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Jars

Materials

Stoneware

Antique pottery Toby Jug known as the thin face man. c1790/1800
Located in Woodstock, OXFORDSHIRE
A rare English antique pottery Toby Jug known as the long faced model. Well modelled with good
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Pottery

EARLY AMERICAN PICKLING JUGS
Located in Bedford, NY
THE CROCKS -SMALLER ONE HAS COVER -CERAMIC CROWM DESIGN ON FACE-SMALLER JUG IS IS 21" DIAMETER AND
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Vases

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Face Jug For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic face jug available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, stoneware and clay, every face jug was constructed with great care. Find 7 options for an antique or vintage face jug now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer face jug, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right face jug, those designed in Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. A well-made face jug has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Martin Brothers, Keavy Murphree and Doulton Lambeth are consistently popular.

How Much is a Face Jug?

Prices for a face jug can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $365 and can go as high as $26,589, while the average can fetch as much as $1,800.
Questions About Face Jug
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The famous face jug was found when a man in Germantown, Pennsylvania, began to excavate an area to build a school. He discovered the pottery and passed it down to his granddaughter who enlisted the help of the appraisers on the PBS television show “History Detectives” to identify the jug. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of antique pottery.