Lot #: 333
Price Realized: $944.00
($800 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 7 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.
Three Flint Enamel Book Flasks, attributed to Lyman, Fenton & Co., Bennington, VT., circa 1849-1852, one with brown and glaze to cover and heavy blue glaze to pages, marked "TRAVELER'S COMPANION"; one with brown and orange glaze, marked "DEPARTED SPIRITS"; and one with brown, orange, and blue glaze, marked "Fenton's ENAMEL / 1849 / PATENTED", also stamped with an ampersand on underside. Provenance: Robert Meltzer Collection. Traveler's Companion flask in excellent condition. Departed Spirits flask in excellent condition. Signed example in very nice condition with a small chip to edge of cover, a minor nick to one corner, possibly in-the-firing, and some minor scratches to surface. H (of signed example) 6".
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