2018

Robert Cruickshank Hudson Bay Coin Silver Cross

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 550.00 USD
Robert Cruickshank Hudson Bay Coin Silver Cross
Antique Robert Cruickshank (1759-1809) Hudson Bay Coin Silver Triple Bar Lorraine Cross Pendant, measures 2 3/8'' x 1 1/8'', marked HB and has Cruickshank's touchmark RC, 12.55 gtw, FYI: ''An active trade in silver brooches, rings, earrings, and other pieces flourished through the fur-trade era of the 17th through mid-19th centuries. From 1725 until about 1825 silver became one of the dominant items of the fur trade. When white traders made contact with Native American peoples,they were anxious to find highly desirable and portable items to trade with the natives in exchange for furs. Robert Cruickshank is a well-documented maker of silver sterling goods during the late 1700's to early 1800's being active in producing and trading his pieces during 1774-1809 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Robert was born in 1748 in Aberdeen, Scotland and died at sea in 1809.''