Lot #: 436
Price Realized: $413.00
($350 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 5 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.
Three Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Face Vessels, Burlon Craig, Vale, NC, early fourth quarter 20th century, a two-handled jug with sine-wave decoration at shoulder, a smaller jug with tooled shoulder, and a small pitcher, all with applied clay faces, china teeth, and olive-colored alkaline glazes. Largest face jug impressed with unusual, early-period "B B C" maker's mark on underside. Two smaller face vessels impressed with "B.B. CRAIG / VALE, NC" maker's marks on underside. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market grouping, purchased by the consignor years ago. All in essentially as-made condition, the pitcher with some in-the-firing flaws to base area. H (of tallest) 12 1/2".
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