Lot #: 281
Price Realized: $316.25
($275 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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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