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Lot 105

Large Burlon Craig Face Jug

Estimate: $300 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(Vale, North Carolina, 1914-2002) runny bubbly olive green glaze, cobalt run to front of face, kaolin eyes with cobalt pupils, broken china teeth, applied facial features, "B.B. CRAIG" to back of jar between two applied strap handles, wavy line decoration to shoulder, flared spout, 17 in. - Provenance: From the Estate of the Late Jim VanStory, Weaverville, North Carolina

Condition

glaze voids and anomalies as made, air bubbles in clay body, various firing separations and hairlines, several firing separations in rim, restoration to nose, area around face illuminates under black light˜