Catawba Valley, N.C., Pitcher

Hilton Pottery, Catawba Valley, NC Pitcher. Early to Mid 20th century. Measures 7"x6 1/2"x11 1/4". Weight 4 pds 11 oz. John Wesley Helton established a pottery business in the mid 1800's after returni

These are fine examples of the folk pottery of Burlon Craig (b1914-d2002) circa 1990s. Both pots are tri-swirl with cobalt, white, and alkaline. And incised sine wave decoration. The pitcher has a fin

Three Pieces of Catawba Valley, NC Stoneware, 19th century, an ovoid pitcher; a four-gallon churn, incised "4"; and a double-handled jug, impressed "5". All with different-colored alkaline glazes. Pit

A great example of Burlon's work from the 1990's, fully created by him from turning the jug, formation and aplication of strap handles, and application of the face. Plus the face jug is multiple color

Fine Catawba Valley North Carolina 5gal Jar strongly attributed to Thomas Ritchie (1825-1909) also noted the Ritchie family was one of the largest family of potters in the Catawba Valley area. Thomas

Circa 1870. Having a nice rich glaze with well placed handles on ovoid body and incised 4 at the upper shoulder. Good overall condition throughout. H18" W11 1/2"

An absolute top notch folk pot by Steve Abee. Along with the puzzle jug, likely among the rarest offered recently. The devil horns flow so well with the buggy formation. And the dark forest green drip

Two-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Catawba Valley, NC origin, second half 19th century, ovoid jar with semi-rounded rim and arching tab handles, the surface covered in a brownish alkaline glaze

Distinctly unique form by Roger, although there are a handful examples that do exist that are similar. Albeit fairly simple in form to cut out the features as greenware from the face is level of skill

Jeff has a neat story on how he came to pottery, but he did grow up in Lincolnton. Lot #112 discusses more of Jeff's background in pots. He was introeed by his mother-in-law to potter Joe Reinhardt. T

Two-Gallon Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Catawba Valley, NC origin, fourth quarter 19th century, ovoid jar with applied lug handles and straight-and-wavy incised line decoration to shoulder, the surf

An absolutely original tremendous example for contemporary pottery in the Catawba Valley. The puzzle jug is meant to be a playful jug created by a potter so the user needs to figure out which hole is

Another amazing pot by Jeff Young. In this case, Jeff turned the 3 parts of the totem as a separate pots. This whole topic is fascinating on how a potter creates face totems/stacks. He has one level f

A fine swirl face pot by Burlon (b1914-d2002) turned late in his life with the face applied by his grandson Dwayne. As demand for the Burlon's faces particularly skyrocketed as an octogenerian, his gr

Circa 1870, likely by Thomas Richie. Well potted jug having a double ring spout with very nicely applied handle on ovoid body and incised 2 at upper shoulder. Very small nick to the spout otherwise go

Two Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jars, Catawba Valley, NC origin, fourth quarter 19th century, two two-gallon jars, both of semi-ovoid form with flared rims and applied lug handles, each covered in a dar

Two Wilkes County, North Carolina Stoneware Jugs, possibly J.W. Carpenter, fourth quarter 19th century, an ovoid, salt-glazed example and an alkaline-glazed example with two flattened sides. Both in e

Please refer to Lot #129 for more on Mike's background as it is helpful to understand of this collection being offered. This pot is just bananas fun. Mike creates a very large mouth with this with thr

Great fun jug by Joe Reinhardt alluding to his wife Jill. This is from 2000 and on the base he 'My wife run off with another jug and what a relief'. And it's fine 2 handle swirl jug of which to be pro

John Saunders founded a pottery in 2009 in Hudson, NC (Caldwell County or northern part of the CV). Could not determine whether he is still active, but this orange-speckled double face pot with 2 hand

Another top notch face pot by Dwayne Craig. The color of the glaze is some variation of modified glass glaze the Craigs employ. The face is simple and magnificent. Dwayne signed the pot on base and da

Wood-fired alkaline glaze unique form of face pot for Joe R. On base he dated the pot 9-25-08 & inscribed 'My God Turkey Day is Around the Corner. Stands 6.5" tall x 6.5" wide.

Walter Fleming is the Senior Potter of the Catawba Valley, still active outside Statesville (some say age 84, which is about correct). This beautiful monkey jug has purely mind-boggling glass runs, su

Joe Reinhardt is a retired Catawba Valley potter. His shop/home are basically across the road from the old Craig family homesite. He lost his sweetheart Jill (his wife) ~1/2 dozen years ago. This is d