Lot 39: Stoneware Handled Flask, America,19th Century, incised cobalt highlighted depictions: detail of a man drinking from a vessel, bottle standing on the ground, flora, perhaps tobacco, bird, “(axe) my (donkey)”, a puzzle known as a “rebus” (words represented by a combination of pictures and letters). The reverse incised with a stag standing in grass near a tree, ht. 7 ˝ inches, wd. 4 inches. Fine condition. A remarkable state of preservation. Property deaccessioned from the Suffield, Connecticut Historical Society to benefit its collections fund.
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000 Minimum bid: $2,500
Price Realized: $3,250
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