These three exceptional porcelain pieces circa 1900 are signed by acclaimed illustrator F. Earl Christy and depict Ivy League athletes. The largest of these is a 10.5" pitcher sporting a Harvard baseball player and the university seal. There is a smaller mug with exactly the same drawings, as well as a 10" pitcher featuring a Columbia football player in stride, as well as the college seal. The Harvard pitcher has evidence of some repaired cracks at the top. The others are in EX shape. A native of Philadelphia, Christy was an esteemed painter whose work graced the covers of magazines and books.