Lot #: 87
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
Two Flint-Enamel-Glazed Book Flasks, Bennington, VT origin, circa 1850, both with colorful brown, yellow, and green glazes over a cream-colored ground, the larger example impressed "BENNINGTON COMPANION", the smaller example impressed "DEPARTED SPIRITS. / C". Both with a glazed-over crack along edge. Larger example with glazed-over crack along edge, additional thin cracks, and a series of small cracks with two associated chips at base, as well as a small chip to reverse. Smaller example with a glazed-over crack along edge of binding, a small glazed-over crack to pages, and a spidering hairline to spine area. H (of larger flask) 7 7/8".
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