Lot #: 367
Price Realized: $330.00
($275 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Scarce Early-Period Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Lidded Jar with Grapes Motif, Signed "Lm," Lanier Meaders, Cleveland, GA, circa 1960s, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded rim, decorated on the front and reverse with a hand-modeled and applied cluster of grapes flanked by leaves with looping stem above. Surface covered in an olive-colored alkaline glaze over reddish clay. Includes original lid with rounded finial and matching glaze. Underside incised with script "Lm," a desirable, early form of signature for this potter. Provenance: Slotin Auction, April 26-27, 2014, lot 73. Frank W. White Collection. One rim chip and a loss to one grape. H (including lid) 8 1/2".
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