Decorative Arts Auction

June 17, 2014

LOT 185

Lot 185

Silver Canadian Indian Peace Medal, 1873

Silver Canadian Indian Peace Medal, 1873
Lot 185 Details
Silver Canadian Indian Peace Medal, 1873

obverse: Victoria, bust right, with legend: ‘Victoria Regina’, signed below truncated shoulder ‘J.S. & A.B. Wyon’, reverse: full length portrait Albert Edward, H.R.H. Prince of Wales (Edward VII) shaking hands with a native Chief against tipi village with rising sun encircled by ‘Indian Treaty No. 3, 1873
diameter 3" — 7.6 cm.

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $15,990
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

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Silver Canadian Indian Peace Medal, 1873
  • Silver Canadian Indian Peace Medal, 1873
Note:

Treaty 3, signed October 3, 1873 by the Ojibway Nation and the Crown, ceding tracts of territory in northwestern Ontario and a part of eastern Manitoba

CONDITION DETAILS

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