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Lot 121
Sale 5248 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2017
5:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$1,900
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Engraved silver masonic medal or mark jewel Connecticut, late 18th century
Of shield-shape, the one side engraved, "DARIUS HIGGINS FRANKLIN CHAP./ NO. 2/ NEW HAVEN beneath sun; the other side with central roundel with lamb enclosed by the initials, "H T W S S T K S"; together with an engraved oval silver pendant with crimped edge, dated 1795, depicting figure holding a flowing textile, flanked by shears and a carding comb, inscribed, "H. G. Kinner," suspended from coral beaded strands, both seemingly unmarked.
L(s): 2 5/8 in. and 2 3/4 in.