Double-Handled B.B. CRAIG / VALE, N.C. Stoneware Face Jug with Swirled Clay
March 24, 2018 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 31
Double-Handled Stoneware Face Jug with Swirled Clay, Stamped "B.B. CRAIG / VALE, N.C.", early fourth quarter 20th century, ovoid jug with flared spout and open handles, composed of swirled clay with overlying alkaline glaze. Front decorated with an applied clay face including porcelain teeth and cobalt-highlighted eyes. Underside with Burlon Craig maker's mark. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 12 3/4".
Click images to enlarge.
A Few of the Related Items We've Sold
Exceedingly Rare & Important Remmey, Philadelphia Stoneware Face Jug
Exceptional Edgefield District, SC Stoneware Face Jug, Lewis Miles' Stony Bluff Manufactory
Rare and Important Edgefield, SC Stoneware Face Jug w/ Early Exhibition and Publication History
Important Samuel Bell (Shenandoah Valley, Strasburg, VA) Stoneware Face Pitcher
Exceedingly Rare Edgefield District, SC Stoneware Face Jug
Rare and Important Large-Sized Edgefield, SC Stoneware Face Jug, c1845-65
Exceedingly Rare and Important Twenty-Gallon Stoneware Face Water Cooler
