Lot #: 367
Price Realized: $300.00
($250 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Scarce Flint Enamel Figure of a Deer, Stamped "Stamped "Lyman, Fenton & Co. / FENTON'S ENAMEL PATENTED 1849 / Bennington, VT," circa 1849-1858, molded figure of a reclining deer on base with hollow tree stump and applied clay "coleslaw" to head and base, the surface decorated in brown, olive, and orange over a cream-colored ground. Incised details to neck and hooves. Impressed Lyman, Fenton & Co. maker's mark on underside. Both ears restored. Missing antlers. A short firing line to snout and top of base. L 10 3/4" ; W 5 1/2" ; H 8 1/4".
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