ID 1122129
Lot 352 | AN AMERICAN SILVER RAILROAD PASS
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1889
Rounded rectangular, chased with the words THE SILVERTON RAILROAD COMPANY and the signature of the president Otto Mears along with a scene of a train winding through tall mountains in an oval, further engraved with the name Constance Whitney and the number 675
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
16 dwt. (25 gr.)
Provenance
Possibly for Constance Whitney Warren (1888-1948).
Exhibited
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, long term loan, 2009-2022.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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