Extremely Rare Arie Meaders Stoneware Elephant, Cleveland, Georgia
July 22, 2017 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 328
Price Realized: $7,080.00
($6,000 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
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Auction Highlight: July 22, 2017 Auction | Southern Pottery
Extremely Rare Glazed Stoneware Figure of an Elephant, Incised "A.M.", Arie Meaders, Cleveland, Georgia, circa 1956-1969, with wheel-thrown body and applied features including ball-shaped eyes, flattened ears, tusks, and curved trunk, the surface covered in a mottled whitish glaze. Incised toes and nostrils. Incised under one foot, "A.M.", for Arie Meaders. One of the small number of Arie Meaders elephants known. Outstanding figural form. Mint condition. L 10 1/4".
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