Lot Essay
The house flying the American flag is possibly Cliff House off of San Francisco.
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A VARI-COLORED GOLD STONE-SET MATCH SAFE
PROBABLY CALIFORNIA, 1868-1896
Of rounded oblong form, the borders chased with stylized waves enclosing on one side inlaid with gold quartz in a diamond shaped cartouche, and on the other, a harbor scene with a house on a cliff with a stone-set sun and waves, apparently unmarked--2 3/8in. long
PROBABLY CALIFORNIA, 1868-1896
Of rounded oblong form, the borders chased with stylized waves enclosing on one side inlaid with gold quartz in a diamond shaped cartouche, and on the other, a harbor scene with a house on a cliff with a stone-set sun and waves, apparently unmarked--2 3/8in. long