Lot #: 281
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 9 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.
Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Yale Mug with Impressed Figural Designs, Incised "AK CHITTENDEN / Yale / 1900", Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1900, tapered mug with applied handle, decorated with a series of impressed and cobalt-highlighted figural designs, including several human face profiles, a dog, children, a girl praying, and a man with woman. Incised inscription on underside. Yale mugs with cobalt decoration are significantly rarer than their Albany-slip-glazed counterparts. This example features appealing decoration and excellent color. Professionally-restored U-shaped crack from rim, possibly a reglued section, which extends through the male and female profiles on the far left of the mug. H 4 1/2".
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