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Original Fur Trade Era Cross by Robert Cruikshank

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Original Fur Trade Era Cross by Robert Cruikshank
Original Antique Fur Trade Era Silver Cross by master silversmith Robert Cruikshank of Montreal. Very unusual and unique. Circa late 1700s to early 1800s, measures 3.5'' x 3.75'', hallmarked RC and Montreal, FYI: ''Coin silver (or ''fine silver'') cross fashioned by Robert Cruikshank, a Canadian silversmith who provided silver to the early trading companies like Hudson Bay and Astoria in the late 1700's. Metal was a new material for Native Americans, and thus a valuable trading tool when trappers were acquiring goods and furs. Cruikshank crosses are extremely collectible.''