Auction # 45 Closing Tuesday - September 17th, 2024 at 10:00 PM Eastern Time Catalog Lot 37
Auction Local Time: Nov 5, 2024 02:21:53 EST
I added to lot 114 that the flatware is silver plated.
1893 World's Columbian Exposition Badge. Top is brass shell with 3 raised poles on each side crossed in the center with French Blue, white and red flag on each side. In the center is "R.F." (Republic Francais) with a lyre at the top. Below is a white medal. Obverse: Bust and shoulders of "Christopher Columbus". Reverse: In the center is a ship of the caravel approaching islands with rays radiating from the ship. Under the ship is "Nel 1492" and "Scopri L'America". Around the edge is "IVo Centenario Colombiano" with "Genoa 1892" at the bottom. Size: 1 1/4" wide by 2 5/8" high. Condition: Excellent.