Antique / Vintage Knights of Pythias and Other Fraternal Lockets

Article
1059198Location
Virginia, United StatesFull address: Available with subscription
Closing at
August 25, 2023Lot Number
Available with subscriptionCategory
Jewelry SetMaterial
Enamel, Gold Filled/toned MetalGemstone
Rhinestone, GarnetStyle
Antique / VintageDescription
ANTIQUE / VINTAGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS AND OTHER FRATERNAL LOCKETS / WATCH FOBS, LOT OF 11, each piece gold-filled/toned having one or more applied emblems to one or both sides with many having enameled decoration, fraternal orders/societies including Knights of Pythias, Oriental Order of Humility and Perfection (OOH&P), and the Daughters of Rebekah, comprising ten lockets including four with rhinestones and one with garnet stones, and one fob/pendant for Uniform Rank having an Art Nouveau design to reverse with rhinestone. Most with maker's marks, including locket with swastika motif to back marked "W&H / Co" in a heart cartouche possibly for Wightman & Hough Co. of Providence, RI, locket with Masonic emblem marked for S. & B. Lederer Co. of Providence, RI, locket with embossed scrolled decoration to reverse marked for R.B. MacDonald & Co., Inc. of Attleboro, MA, locket with garnets marked for J. J. Sommer Co. of North Attleboro, MA. Late 19th/first half 20th century. Largest 1 3/4" D.Condition
Available with subscriptionProvenance
No provenance providedEstimates: $80 – $120
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