Lot #: 506
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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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