Live Auction 12189LEGACY & HERITAGE: THE DE GUIGNE COLLECTION
A CALIFORNIA GOLD AND GOLD-QUARTZ CROSS
Lot 211

A CALIFORNIA GOLD AND GOLD-QUARTZ CROSS

PROBABLY SAN FRANCISCO, CIRCA 1860

Closed24 March 2016

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A CALIFORNIA GOLD AND GOLD-QUARTZ CROSS
PROBABLY SAN FRANCISCO, CIRCA 1860
The gold cross set with gold-quartz panels on obverse, the reverse engraved From John C. Hoyt to Mrs. Saml. J. Waring California 1860, with suspension ring, apparently unmarked
2 ¾ in. (6.1 cm.) long

A gift from Captain John C. Hoyt to Mrs. Samuel F. Waring, California, 1860.

Specialist note

Captain John C. Hoyt is recorded in the San Francisco Directory, 1860, as an agent of New York Underwriters. He was first sent out to San Francisco in 1854 to manage the risks associated with shipping gold 'treasure' from the gold fields.