Signed Nelson Bass Catawba Valley NC 1gal Jug

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

When viewing this jug a number of Catawba Valley makers come to mind, but something speaks of Will Bass, nephew of Nelson Bass and active in the 20th century. A fine potter in the Catawba Valley tradi

large Burlon Craig vase, olive green alkaline glaze, baluster form, stamped "B.B. CRAIG, VALE, N.C." on base, 14-1/4 in.; small jug with olive green alkaline glaze, signed "? J D" on shoulder, straigh

RARE 1 gallon signed TR for Thomas Ritchie. Great size and very nice glaze height 11.25"

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

very rare catawba valley signature ML for Mac Leonard. This jug is a rare form in a (stacker jug) signed twice once on handle and also stamped ML on the shoulder. Height 9"

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

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

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 great pot by Bree, who worked for many years at Richard Kale's pottery shop. And also another large example by her. Her pots are generally are fairly petite. This is an elaborate farm scene fr

Steven Abee (American, b. 1968) Face Jug, Catawba Valley, NC Alkaline Glazed Pottery. Size: 8.5'' x 7'' x 7'' (22 x 18 x 18 cm).

20th and 21st century. One handsome salt glazed jug with cobalt run by Ben Owen III dated 1999 along with two small traditional Catawba valley jugs signed by Don Craig and dated 2007. One of the Craig

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

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

Next up is a very rare Albert Hodge miniature triple face jug with each of the faces being unique, including one devil. Mini triple face jugs by folk potters are very rare. Doubles are found sometimes

Albert Hodge, now retired, created folk pots of in the middle of the Catawba Valley on NC 10 in Vale, NC, just down the street from Kim Ellington & Charlie Lisk. Initially for the first few years he w

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

Western North Carolina dark brown alkaline glaze 4-gallon stoneware pottery jug, tall ovoid form with pulled strap handle, stamped below the spout "NB" for Nelson Bass (Lincoln County, NC, 1846-1918)

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

Charlie Lisk mini pots have an illustrious history with collectors. Still popular, but at one time a dozen years ago, they were sometimes more valuable then the 1 G pots easily (particularly with face

Walter Fleming is the Senior Potter of the Catawba Valley, still active outside Statesville (some say age 84, which is about correct). This double level monkey jug is a form he occasionally embraces,

Albert Hodge, now retired, created folk pots of in the middle of the Catawba Valley on NC 10 in Vale, NC, just down the street from Kim Ellington & Charlie Lisk. This is a great little devil face that