A Gilbert Silver Match Safe with Native American Motif, North Attleboro, Massachusetts, circa 1900. Marks: STERLING, G. ...

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A Gilbert Silver Match Safe with Native American Motif, North Attleboro, Massachusetts, circa 1900
Marks: STERLING, G
2-1/2 inches high (6.4 cm)
0.63 troy ounce

FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN O. ANTONELLI

The shaped match safe with repoussé scroll and shell border to obverse framing a profile portrait of a Native American male, similar motif to border verso with scrolling foliage surrounding a lobed cartouche, match strike to bottom.

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