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Antique Face Jugs

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
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Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Face Jugs

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
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1850s French Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Bacchus Face Jug Pitcher from France
Bacchus Face Jug Pitcher from France
$340
H 4.75 in W 3.74 in D 3 in
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
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Face Jugs

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Majolica

Embossed silver milk jug with female and elf faces, lion-handle lid, claw feet
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Embossed silver milk jug with female and elf faces, lid with lion-shaped handle and
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Early 19th Century European Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Silver

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
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1920s Asian Art Deco Antique Face Jugs

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
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17th Century Dutch Ming Antique Face Jugs

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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.
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Ceramic

Antique 19th Century Staffordshire Toby Jug
19th Century Staffordshire Toby Jug
$395
H 5.5 in W 4.5 in D 6 in
Handsome 1920's Napoleon Boneparte Sarreguemines France Majolica Character Mug
By Sarreguemines
Located in Red Lion, PA
repairs, a remarkable preservation for a nearly century-old ceramic. Character mugs, also known as face
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1920s French Hollywood Regency Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Ceramic

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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
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Late 19th Century British Antique Face Jugs

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
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Face Jugs

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
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Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Face Jugs

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
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Stoneware

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
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1890s Great Britain (UK) Antique Face Jugs

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
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Face Jugs

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
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Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Face Jugs

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
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1890s English Antique Face Jugs

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
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Early 20th Century Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Pottery

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
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Face Jugs

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
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Face Jugs

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
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19th Century American Antique Face Jugs

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
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Early 20th Century English Antique Face Jugs

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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
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Face Jugs

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
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Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Sterling Silver

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
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Early 20th Century Colombian Tribal Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Clay, Terracotta

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
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1890s English Art Nouveau Antique Face Jugs

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
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1920s Asian Art Deco Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Glass

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
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Early 20th Century British Antique Face Jugs

Martin Brothers Face Jug
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large Martin Brothers Twp sided Face Jug. Minor restoration to glaze chips to rim. MARTIN
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19th Century British Antique Face Jugs

Martin Brothers Face Jug
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Martin Brothers Vase decorated in relief with Grotesque Fish and Jelly Fish
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Early 20th Century British Antique Face Jugs

Martin Brothers Face Jug
Martin Brothers Face Jug
H 10 in W 5.75 in
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
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19th Century Antique Face Jugs

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
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Early 20th Century American Antique Face Jugs

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
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Late 19th Century Antique Face Jugs

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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
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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Face Jugs

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
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Face Jugs

Rare Prattware, "Toby Holding a Toby"
Located in New York, NY
A rare English pearlware pottery toby jug, the red faced seated man holding a smaller toby jug and
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18th Century and Earlier British Antique Face Jugs

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Pottery

Rare Prattware, "Toby Holding a Toby"
Rare Prattware, "Toby Holding a Toby"
H 9.75 in W 5.5 in D 7 in

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Antique English Doulton Burslem Glen Urquart Highland Whiskey Dispenser
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and large glazed ceramic whiskey dispenser with strong form and color. Mark on the base dates to 1882-1891. Urquart owner's inscription also impressed on the base. A large sca...
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19th Century English Rustic Antique Face Jugs

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Ceramic

Haviland Limoges Butterfly Handled Cup and saucer set, 1879-1889, Aesthetic
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Cup and saucer set by Haviland & Cie is decorated in Aesthetic style, combining elements of 3 different patterns. Meadow Visitors butterflies, placed between Bracquemond style s...
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19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Face Jugs

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Porcelain, Ceramic

2 Antique Meissen German Porcelain Lidded Chocolate Tea Cups & Saucers on Stands
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of exquisite antique 19th century Meissen porcelain demitasse chocolate cups with lids and saucers, decorated with pink and gold borders and landscapes with stone buildings. Bot...
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Porcelain, Hardwood

Louis XVI Neo-Classical Style Figural Ormolu Clock by Charpentier & Cie
By Charpentier et Cie
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This large and impressive clock is by the renown French Bronzier Lemerle Charpentier & Cie. It features Classical maidens holding a large urn form case surmounted by Cupid with his ...
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Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Ormolu

Palm Regency Chinoiserie Brass Faux Bamboo Candlestick Buffet Lamps, a Pair
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Fantastic example of less is better. Faux bamboo brass candlestick lamps. Quality craftsmanship, heavy! Custom lampshade by Canterbury, Brookly NY.
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Butterfly Chair with Yellow Canvass Sling
By Knoll, Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury butterfly chair with yellow canvas sling seat. Clean, ready to use condition.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Rider's British Merlin 1726; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful.
Located in Middletown, NY
A precursor of Benjamin Franklin's famous and popular POOR RICHARD's ALMANAC Rider, Cardanus Rider's (1726) British Merlin; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful Veritie...
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Early 18th Century English Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Meissen Marcolini Period Porcelain Twin Handled Painted Fruit Basket
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique German porcelain twin handled fruit basket by prolific makers Meissen and dating from the Marcolini period 1774 to 1814. The fruit basket stands raised on four Greek k...
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Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Majolica Chocolate Oyster Plate Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica chocolate oyster plate with green seaweeds Luneville. Reference: Page 43 "Oyster plates" of J. Karsnitz.
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1880s French Country Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of Japanese Gilt Bronze Komainu by Ishikawa Komei, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A striking pair of Japanese gilt bronze komainu by the renowned Japanese sculptor, Ishikawa Komei (1852-1913), Meiji period, Japan. The pair well cast, and robustly modeled. They ar...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Face Jugs

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Bronze

19th Century Green & Yellow Majolica Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful French Majolica green and yellow oyster plate with stylized leaves, circa 1890.
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1890s French Rustic Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Ceramic

History of the Indian Tribes of North America – Th. McKenney & J. Hall
Located in Middletown, NY
McKenney, Thomas L. (1785-1859) and James Hall (1793-1868) History of the Indian Tribes of North America; With Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs, Embellishe...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

Antique Majolica Milk Pitcher with Pewter Lid, Bird Motif antique 1900s
By Sarreguemines
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Decorate a shelf or a kitchen counter with this elegant antique milk pitcher. Created attributed to Sarreguemines, France in the 1900s. The milk jug is in very good, used condition ...
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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique Face Jugs

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Ceramic, Majolica

Antique French Majolica Oyster or Seafood Serving Plates Set, 8 Pieces
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of antique oyster or seafood plates are signed by an unknown maker, and presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1880 and done in the period Victori...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Face Jugs

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Ceramic

Antique Delinieres & Co. French Limoges Hand Painted Wine Pitcher Tankard Grapes
By Delinieres & Co. 1
Located in Dayton, OH
This antique tankard was made around the turn of the century in France. Features beautiful hand painted grapes over a earthy green color. The upper lip has gold trim. An exquisite pi...
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Porcelain

1980s Vintage Fitz and Floyd Rain Forest Majolica Monkey Ceramic Teapot
By Royal Doulton, Fitz and Floyd
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Fitz and Floyd Rain Forest Monkey Majolica ceramic Teapot. Vintage Majolica Monkey Fitz and Floyd 1980s Rain Forest Teapot. Designed as a whimsical monkey ceramic teapot in t...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Face Jugs

Materials

Ceramic

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Antique Face Jugs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique face jugs is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, stoneware and earthenware, all antique face jugs available were constructed with great care. Antique face jugs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique face jugs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many antique face jugs are appealing in their simplicity, but Martin Brothers, Doulton Lambeth and Sarreguemines produced popular antique face jugs that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Face Jugs?

Antique face jugs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $6,969, while the lowest priced sells for $365 and the highest can go for as much as $25,534.
Questions About Antique Face Jugs
  • 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.