Simon Charles Curtius - Trade Silver Crescent, 1797-1801

Trade Silver Crescent, 1797-1801

trade silver
5.09 cms x 4.4 cms x 0.3 cms (2 ins x 1.75 ins x 2 ins)
Bearing faint touch mark of Simon Charles Curtius
made in 1801
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Historic First Nations Art from the Collection of Steven Blevins & Sonja Morawetz" held on Thu, Dec 7, 2023.
Lot 48
Estimate: CAD $400 - $600
Realised: CAD $516

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
William Harry Carter, Ontario;

Private Collection, Ontario

Literature:
William Harry Carter, North American Indian Trade Silver Vol. 1 (a Fur Trade Series), (London, Ont: L.H. Dekoter Printing, 1971), 99, pl. 21 no. 3
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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Trade Silver Crescent, 1797-1801 by artist Simon Charles Curtius