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Decatur, Illinois  62522

Phone:  217-972-4645

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Rare Early Pawnbroker’s Trade Sign

Wooden globes, amazingly without cracks or splits, suspended from a  forged iron mount with the remains of black paint and topped by a ram’s horn flourish. Superb surface of gold gilt overlaid with age-crazed varnish that preserved the gilding. Height is 26”; width is 38”. Purchased from a New England dealer’s personal collection.  Ca. 1850-1865. 

$4,550