Lot #: 88
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 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 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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