Spring Emporium featuring Sports Memorabilia and Cards | March 27, 2025 | Online Only
Thu, Mar 27, 2025 10:00AM EDT
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Lot 271
Gilt Metal Eagle Architectural Finial
Estimate: $400 - $600
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
American, 19th century, probably cast zinc, marked "M. J. Frand Co./Manufacturers/Camden, N.J." at base, eagle atop rock with outstretched wings and ring in beak, approx. 18-1/2 x 32-3/4 x 16-1/2 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Blacksburg, Virginia
Note: Per the label at the underside of the base, this ornamental figure was removed from the courthouse in Bergen, New Jersey in 1933 when "new court house built under FDR [sic]", however this note could be referring to renovations done as part of the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, or the addition of the administration building which was completed in 1933, as the current courthouse was completed in 1912 and is decorated with five bronze eagles.
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Private Collection, Blacksburg, Virginia
repainted, wear, flaking, and loss of gilt throughout, notably at back of figure, break/loss to proper left wing tip, crack to back of proper right wing, crack to proper right side of tail, large crack/break to proper left side of tail with piece loose to inside, likely lacking scales of justice which would have been suspended from ring
