Large Fur Trade Silver Cross Of Lorraine With Heart Marked R C
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:57163 |
Up for unreserved auction is a great pierced Fur Trade silver cross with a heart and diamond. This one is large at over 5 3/4" and weighs about 20 grams. It has R*C in block letters within a freeform cartouche on the bottom and top with Montreal across the midsection. The R*C script is the mark of Robert Cruickshank (1759-1809) who worked in Montreal It is a highly sought touch mark. This is a really nice pierced cross with a heart and... a center diamond along with great patina and wear. It tests at coin silver or higher. The trade beads are antique Bohemian wound glass, and appear to be strung on waxed thread. Not original to the cross, but of the period.
Large quantities of these crosses were made in the 18th and early 19th century for trade to the natives in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi and Missouri River valleys during the Fur Trade era. They were made in a number of places, including Albany, Philadelphia, Detroit, St Louis, Montreal, and Quebec, as well as London. Many are stamped with Montreal or Quebec, regardless of their origin, as that was prefered by the tribes.
This cross has a nice dark patina, and shows wear appropriate to having been worn. That said, I cannot guarantee that this was made during the fur trade era. Please review the photos carefully, as they are the basis for you to form an opinion and bid. We have retired and are passing on some of the collections to new caretakers.
I have listed a number of other interesting items; take a look.
Thanks
Large quantities of these crosses were made in the 18th and early 19th century for trade to the natives in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi and Missouri River valleys during the Fur Trade era. They were made in a number of places, including Albany, Philadelphia, Detroit, St Louis, Montreal, and Quebec, as well as London. Many are stamped with Montreal or Quebec, regardless of their origin, as that was prefered by the tribes.
This cross has a nice dark patina, and shows wear appropriate to having been worn. That said, I cannot guarantee that this was made during the fur trade era. Please review the photos carefully, as they are the basis for you to form an opinion and bid. We have retired and are passing on some of the collections to new caretakers.
I have listed a number of other interesting items; take a look.
Thanks
