PALMER COX BROWNIE POLICEMAN 1890s EARLIEST CHARACTER RING WE’VE SEEN.
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Winning Bid:
$632.50 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
4
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, September 30, 2010 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #201 - Part II
Item numbers 1409 through 3152 in auction 201
Value Code:
I - $400 to $700 Help Icon
Item Description
This child’s ring is composed of a very thin non-adjustable size 6 silver-colored metal band stamped “Sterling” on the inner surface. The ends of the metal band at the top flank each other to form an oval with an open center and to the edges of the oval is soldered the 9/16” tall perfect likeness of a Brownie policeman in uniform with helmet and coat who is extending one hand and holding a billy club in the other. The ring does not have any other markings but this is entirely consistent with the fact that only a tiny fraction of Brownie items actually include the Palmer Cox name. The Brownie figure is of silver luster metal, possibly sterling, in precise but tiny scale matching perfectly how Cox portrayed his Brownie uniformed policemen. Small traces of blue thin enamel accent remain on his shoes, police jacket, and hat. Virtually all the flesh-colored enamel remains on his face and neck with his eye, ear and mouth line very distinct by virtue of these areas being bare silver colored metal to portray the facial features. The thin ring band forms a near perfect circular opening for a finger but viewed edge-on, the left side of the band has a minor bend to one side. With the ring comes its apparent small original box measuring 13/16x1-1/16x1” tall with a pull-off lid. St. edge wear to edges of lid label but clearly readable is: L. Black Co./Established 1850/Jewelers/(5) 40 Woodward Ave./Detroit.” While showing small traces of age, both the box and ring are Fine and the ring is the earliest we’ve seen or know of to depict a comic character. Historic and Rare.
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