Question:
I just bought a 4 gallon salt glaze beehive jug at an auction. The salt glaze "coloring" looked uniform on the jug. When I got home and had it on my kitchen table with the light on above you can see that a good third of the jug has a blueish gray hue on it. I read the process how they achieved the salt glaze look. I am wondering if this side would have been in the kiln and not had any salt on it? The jug is in excellent condition otherwise. Any ballpark idea what this may be worth? I am just a beginner so any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jeanne S.

Answer:
Jeanne, there may be a number of reasons for the different hues on the jug. It could have been close to another piece, outside wall, not enough salt shoveled into the kiln for an even coating, etc. As far as the value goes, I really need to see a photo of the jug and the decoration that is applied to it. The decoration is the largest factor when it comes to value. After the decoration comes detail, cobalt darkness, the glaze on the jug and of course condition. If you could at the very least tell me the decoration and condition, I could give you a ball park estimate. Al Kohlman