Item 15
Seven Vintage Pins
Sold
$300
Starting Bid: $100
Est.
$300 - $600
Live Auction
September 9th Live Auction Event at Western Trading Post
Offered here for your consideration are seven vintage pins. This group of pins features various designs, styles, and materials. The first two pins are triangle wire figurals with arms in contrasting positions. The pin with one arm up and one arm down is missing the pin fastener. One pin is made with coiled wire with one turquoise cabochon resting in a smooth silver bezel. There is a pair of pins that each feature one turquoise cabochon resting in a smooth silver bezel accented with silver dots. The next pin is a sand cast style with silver dots on the ends. The last pin is a Christmas Wreath with Malachite and Coral cabochons resting in handmade sawtooth bezels accented with flattened silver dots and twisted wire.
Provenance - from the Blair family estate who owned the Red Mesa and Kayenta Trading Posts on the Navajo reservation dating back to the first half of the 1900s.
MAKER: The large sand cast style pin is hallmarked with a ghost figure and NAVAJO (stamped). See picture for more detail.
APPROX AGE: Vintage (meaning anywhere from the1930s to 1970s). 
SIZE: These pins range from 1 inch to 1 5/8 inch across at the widest part x 1 3/4 inches to 2 3/8 inches from top to bottom. The total weight for this lot is 78.7 grams.
CONDITION: Average to good for their age. *Please note the one figural pin is missing the pin fastener. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be a $5 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.
BUY IT NOW: If you would like to buy this lot now, without waiting for the auction day to bid on it, we do offer this option (which is available up to 48 hours before the actual auction starts). The “Buy it Now” price is the high estimate of this lot (plus applicable fees and the Buyer's premium you pay is discounted to only 10% when using the Buy it Now option). If you would like to exercise this option, you must contact us by email (or phone as long as you talk to someone live). Reference this lot number and your intention to "Buy it Now."
Location
Casa Grande, AZ
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