Auction Ended: Tuesday - September 17th, 2024 at 10:00 PM Eastern Time
Auction Local Time: Oct 5, 2024 04:29:36 EDT
I added to lot 114 that the flatware is silver plated.
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Category: 1853 New York Crystal Palace (1 to 1)
The First World's Fair held in the United States. The New York Crystal Palace was located on 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, also known as Bryant Park.
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Silver Colored Medal. Obverse: Center picture in high relief of the Crystal Palace with "Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations." Above and "New York 1853" below. In tiny writing at the bottom is "Carstensen & Gildemiester Architects". Reverse: Pictures the globe in the center (with "Europe" and "Asia" in the center of the globe and "Southern Ocean" at its bottom) surrounded by 4 woman with bubbles or clouds around them. The woman at the top has many manufactured items and wheat shafts next to her. The woman on the left is holding wheat. The woman on the right is holding fruit in her hands. The one at the bottom has African features and is holding an elephant tusk. Size: 2 7/8" diameter by 1/4" thick. Condition: Extremely Fine, a little wear to the surface and one tiny rim ding.