Lot #: 39
Price Realized: $2,070.00
($1,800 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Extremely Rare Molded Stoneware Historical Flask with American Indian Motif, Stamped "CLARK & FOX / ATHENS / N.Y.," circa 1835, molded salt-glazed stoneware flask with ribbed spout, both sides featuring a well-detailed relief design of an American Indian in headdress, holding a bow. Indian motif surrounded by beaded border. Additional beaded molded surrounding spout. Impressed below decoration on both sides with Clark & Fox maker's. Flask was fashioned with a recessed underside. This overall style of the flask suggests that it was modeled after molded glass historical flasks of the period, in which famous political and other figures were depicted. One of a very few molded stoneware historical flasks known. Excellent condition. H 7 1/2".
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