Lot #: 88
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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 Pottery Book Flasks, Philadelphia, PA and Bennington, VT origin, second half 19th century, a flint enamel example with brown and orange glaze over a cream ground, impressed "DEPARTED SPIRITS", circa 1849, attributed to Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT; paired with a fancy Rockingham cobalt example, impressed "COMING THRO THE RYE", attributed to the Jeffords Pottery, Philadelphia, PA. Bennington example in excellent, essentially as-made condition. Jeffords example in excellent condition with a few tiny chips. H (of Jeffords flask) 5".
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