TWO AMERICAN GOLD CLASPS AND AN AMERICAN SILVER CLASP
TWO AMERICAN GOLD CLASPS AND AN AMERICAN SILVER CLASP
1 More
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GLORIA MANNEY
TWO AMERICAN GOLD CLASPS AND AN AMERICAN SILVER CLASP

18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Details
TWO AMERICAN GOLD CLASPS AND AN AMERICAN SILVER CLASP
18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
All with a sprung wedge with three securing rings to one side and three matching securing rings to the other, the first gold clasp rectangular with cut corners, engraved on the front with foliate monogram MJ, on three later gold chains, possibly mark of John Staniford, Windham, Connecticut, circa 1810; the second gold clasp oval-form, engraved on the front with scrolling foliage, the reverse with monogram AL, apparently unmarked, mid-18th century; the silver clasp oval-form, engraved on the front with a bird with outstretched wings, the reverse with monogram AE, maker’s mark LL in a rectangle, mid-18th century
7⁄8 in. 2.2 cm.) long, the silver clasp
18 dwt. (28 gr.) gross weight
Exhibited
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, long term loan, 2009-2022.

Brought to you by

Julia Jones
Julia Jones Associate Specialist

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

Sign in
View condition report

More from Important Americana

View All
View All