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June 30, 2012 6/30/2012LOT #101 Southern alkaline glazed jar, poss. Home Brew JarSouthern alkaline glazed "home brew" potteryjar, alkaline green glaze with two bands of sinewave incising and additional incised lines. 113/4" H. Mid 19th century. Condition: Overallexcellent condition. 500.00 - 700.00102 Alabama Alkaline-glazed Pottery PitcherAlkaline glazed pottery pitcher, Sand Mountain,Alabama region with incised line and sine wavedecoration around upper section and pulledhandle. 7" H. 3rd quarter 19th century.Condition: Excellent condition. 700.00 - 900.00103 Georgia Folk Pottery Canister Set, Arie MeadersGraduated set of Georgia folk pottery liddedcanister jars by Arie Meaders with cobaltdecorated finial lids and applied grape and leafdecoration on the bulbous form bodies. Sizesinclude 11-1/2" H x 8" W (overall very goodcondition with firing cracks to lid and base andminor chips to lid. Glaze has some crazing andsome minor drips of house paint); 11-1/4" H x9" W (overall excellent condition with somecrazing to glaze and some minor drips of whitehouse paint); 10-3/4" H x 7-3/4" W (overallvery good condition with firing crack to lid andbase. Minor chips to lid and crazing to glaze);and 10-1/4" H x 7-1/2" W (overall very goodcondition with a firing crack to lid and minorcrazing of the glaze). Provenance: Consignorslived close to Mossy Creek and were closefriends of the Meaders family. They purchasedthe canister set directly from Arie Meaders inthe early 1960s. Arie Waldrop Meaders(1897-1989) was born the third of twelvechildren in Macon County, NC. When herfamily moved to North Georgia she met andmarried Cheever Meaders. By the 1950s thefolk pottery trade her husband and his familyhad practiced since 1892 was failing. Ariestepped in and began creating and producingcolorful and innovative designs that brought arevival to the craft. In 1978 she was honoredalongside her son, Lanier, by the Library ofCongress in Washington, DC with MeadersPottery Day. Condition: See description.6,000.00 - 8,000.00Case Antiques, Inc.LOT #104 Greene Co. TN stoneware creampot sine wavesGreene County, Tennessee stoneware potteryjar with multiple sine wave lines around thesides and sine wave decoration on the top of therim of the body. Attributed to Harmon Pottery,Mohawk, Tennessee (Greene County). 5 1/2" H.Late 19th century. Condition: Overall excellentcondition with a minor fleabite flake on rimedge and a couple of flakes to base edge. 400.00- 500.00105 East Tennessee William Grindstaff Stamped JarEast Tennessee stoneware pottery jar byWilliam Grindstaff, stamped "W. Grinstaff" andan additional "1" stamp, denoting galloncapacity. 10 1/2" H. Late 19th centuryCondition: Overall good condition with onehairline extending from rim to shoulder area.500.00 - 700.00106 East TN Stoneware Preserving Jar, attrib. MortEast Tennessee transitional stoneware potterypreserving jar with channeled rim for lid andsine wave incising around the upper shoulderwith all over gray paint. 10 3/4" H. Attributedto the Mort family pottery of Jefferson County,Tennessee. Third quarter of 19th century.Condition: Some minor abrasions to body,shallow chips to inner rim and base. 300.00 -350.00107 Charles Decker Stoneware Pottery Rundlet, Dated/SiWashington Co., Tennessee stoneware potteryrundlet by Charles Frederick Decker(1832-1914), dated and inscribed in script,"Aug. 15th, 1897. Made by C. F. Decker Sr. atthe Keystone Pottery of Chucky Valley Tenn."This piece also has an additional inscribed starand heart motif around the spout, eight incisedlines around the body. 15 1/2" length, 8 1/2"diameter on ends. Illustrated and exhibited in2004, "The Pottery of Charles F. Decker: A LifeWell Made," Jonesborough/Washington CountyHistory Museum catalog, page 38. Biography(Courtesy of Carole Wahler): Charles FrederickDecker was born in Germany in 1832. Hearrived in Philadelphia in his late teens. OralPage: 19