Lot #: 244
Price Realized: $517.50
($450 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Important Yale Unversity Stoneware Vase with Elaborate Sgraffito Decoration, Dated " '97," finely-potted large-sized vase with ovoid midsection and tall flaring neck, the surface covered in an Albany slip glaze and decorated with various sgraffito designs. One side features a wreath surrounding the name "YALE". Reverse features an open book surrounding the following two slogans: "LUX ET VERITAS" and "SIGILL : COLL : YALEN : NOV : PORT : NOV : ANGL :". A third side of vase inscribed "B.G.B. / Oct. / 22 '96," and a fourth side reads " '97". Finely-carved vine design around neck. Base incised "Fred Emmons". One of the finest examples of Yale University stoneware we are aware of. Mint condition. H 14".
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