Sale 5204
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$1,500 – $2,500
The first two cloak pins enameled in polychrome, and mounted on a lucite display stand; the third, enameled en grisaille; together with an oval porcelain enamel snuff box, the cover with portrait of “Lafayette” in polychrome.
Dia: 2 in., L: 2 ¾, 1 7/8 in. and 2 ½ in. (cloak pins), L: 2 in. (box)
Each item bears institutional accession number.
Property of a Mid-Atlantic Institution.
Lot 12: Grisaille cloak pin- slight dent to bezel; Two polychrome Gen’l Washington cloak pins: First pin with slight chip and enamel loss to left side beyond bannerette, the second, with uneven surface, slight hairline to left edge at figure’s shoulder. The snuff box with slight chip to base below bezel; roughness to footring, old adhesive to one side.
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