Lot #: 87
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 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.
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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