Lot #: 506
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 8 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Four Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Face Jugs, W.A. Flowers, Almond, NC, late 20th century, all covered in a streaky alkaline glaze with blue rutile accents, the largest with coiled snake exiting the face's eye. Two signed "W.A. Flowers" and two signed "Bill Flowers". All in excellent, essentially as-made condition. H (of tallest) 11 1/4".
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