Lot Essay
A similar gold match safe sold in these Rooms, January 16, 1998, lot 57.
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PROBABLY SAN FRANCISCO, CIRCA 1855
Details
A CALIFORNIA GOLD AND GOLD QUARTZ MATCH SAFE
Probably San Francisco, circa 1855
Oblong, the front inlaid with gold quartz, the reverse engraved with scrolls, the sides with diamond band, the hinged cover set with a gold quartz panel, the inside of cover engraved with C.BARRET IW.54.; apparently unmarked
2in. long
Probably San Francisco, circa 1855
Oblong, the front inlaid with gold quartz, the reverse engraved with scrolls, the sides with diamond band, the hinged cover set with a gold quartz panel, the inside of cover engraved with C.BARRET IW.54.; apparently unmarked
2in. long