Silver Bob Earrings, Frontier Period, Indian Fur Trade

American Frontier

Silver | Item 2263

Here are a pair or early Indian fur trade period silver bob earrings. Each one has a silver ring for the ear. On this ring is a silver bead with a seam in the center. From the bead hangs a silver cone capped on its end. These are as early as the 18th and go into the early 19th century.

Dimensions 1 1/2" overall
Condition Good with warps and bends
Provenance Private collection in Michigan
a pair of Frontier Fur trade silver ear bobs or earrings, 18th to early 19th century, 1 1/2" long - available James Compton Gallery.