Vintage/antique Beaver Top Hat With Ultra Rare Hudson Bay Trade Era Crown
HERE IS A STUNNING WORK OF CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND SELDOM SEEN ON THE MARKET! SET ON AN ORIGINAL BEAVER FUR TOP HAT, IS A HANDMADE HUDSON BAY STAMPED, TRAPPER TRADE ERA HAT BAND/CROWN. THE METAL CROWN IS MADE OF A WHITE METAL WHICH DOES NOT HOLD TO A MAGNET. IT IS ARTICULATELY HAND MADE BY A MASTER CRAFTSMAN. THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE IS HAND CUT, ENGRAVED, AND STAMPED WITH “11” HB MARKS, AND A MONTREAL-WHICH APPEARS TO BE A LEOPARD/LIONS HEAD. THERE IS ALSO A MAKERS MARK CAPITAL “S” INSIDE OF A WREATH. IT IS ADORNED WITH “9” DOMED ROUND COPPER HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY 1″ IN DIAMETER, AND STAMPED WITH A LARGE “HB, THAT IS SURROUNDED BY OLD WORLD FANCY STAMPED HIGHLIGHTS. EACH ONE OF THOSE ARE ALSO COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY ROCKER STYLE ENGRAVING. THE CROWN HAS NO LESS THEN “24” HAND CUT OUT AREAS, AND EACH ONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN ADORNED WITH ROCKER STYLE ENGRAVING. THIS UNIQUE PIECE IS FASTENED BY HAND HAMMERED PIECES OF THE SAME METAL MATERIAL, AND BACKED WITH RED FELT BETWEEN THE CROWN AND HAT. A PIECE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR, BUT NOT NEARLY AS ORNATE IS FEATURED ON THE FRONT OF THE BOOK “THE GREAT NORTHWEST FUR TRADE” BY RYAN R. AGE IS UNKNOWN, IT DOES SHOW SIGNS OF OVERALL HONEST WEAR, BEAUTIFUL PATINA, AND WOULD BE A FABULOUS PRIZED PIECE IN ANYONE’S PRIVATE COLLECTION OR MUSEUM. THIS IS TRULY A HANDMADE AND UNIQUE MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS. PLEASE LETS NOT FORGET TO GIVE EACH OTHER FEEDBACK. The item “VINTAGE/ANTIQUE BEAVER TOP HAT WITH ULTRA RARE HUDSON BAY TRADE ERA CROWN” is in sale since Wednesday, October 9, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1800-1934\Other Nat. Am. Items 1800-1934″. The seller is “eat7sushis” and is located in Rockaway Beach, Missouri. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Handmade: Yes
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Artisan: Unknown
- Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
- Origin: United States
- Tribal Affiliation: Trapper Trade Era
