LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663  / 

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Gutta Percha Locket With a Carved Eagle

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Gutta Percha Locket With a Carved Eagle
<B>Gutta Percha Locket With a Carved Eagle.</B></I> This is a rare carved dark greenish gutta percha locket that dates from the Civil War. The locket has a finely carved eagle on the front standing on a cannon behind foliage. Behind the eagle are two flagstaffs. The interior of the locket has been carved out to accept two small portraits. The locket still opens and closes well. A small iron loop is affixed to the top of the locket and a black strand of ribbon has been threaded through the loop. <BR><BR>This is an attractive locket that surely held the portraits of a soldier and his loved ones during the war. <BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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