$960
Silver-mounted Masonic-carved Betel Nut Case, Cased Balance Scale, and a Set of Jack Straws, 18th and 19th century, an oval case or snuff box with carved betel-nut top with relief-carved Masonic iconography, on a hinged baleen base with silver inlay borders and circular engraved monogram; a brass and steel balance scale in an oval hinged sheet iron case with a note inscribed "Old scales of Job Pierce used in trading with Indians; and seventy-six carved ivory and bone Jack Straws game pieces. Provenance: Estate of Charles P. Fisher.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-10-27